Rohde, David.
Braving Nature and Militants, Hindus Trek for a Peek at a God's Icy.... / David Rohde. - New York Times, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 39. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Braving Nature and Militants, Hindus Trek for a Peek at a God's Icy..., Aug. 5, 2002; pp. A5.
"Over the course of a month, more than 100,000 Hindu pilgrims will hike at least 19 miles, sleep in freezing temperatures above 10,000 feet and brave attacks from Muslim militants. Their trek is all for a hurried glimpse of an ice stalagmite that forms each year on the wall of a remote cave." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article describes the annual Hindu pilgrimage, known as the Amarnath Yatra, to a symbol of Lord Shiva, one of Hinduism's three most revered gods.
1522-3256;
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Hinduism.
Religious gatherings.
Siva (Hindu deity)
AC1.S5
050
Braving Nature and Militants, Hindus Trek for a Peek at a God's Icy.... / David Rohde. - New York Times, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 39. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Braving Nature and Militants, Hindus Trek for a Peek at a God's Icy..., Aug. 5, 2002; pp. A5.
"Over the course of a month, more than 100,000 Hindu pilgrims will hike at least 19 miles, sleep in freezing temperatures above 10,000 feet and brave attacks from Muslim militants. Their trek is all for a hurried glimpse of an ice stalagmite that forms each year on the wall of a remote cave." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article describes the annual Hindu pilgrimage, known as the Amarnath Yatra, to a symbol of Lord Shiva, one of Hinduism's three most revered gods.
1522-3256;
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Hinduism.
Religious gatherings.
Siva (Hindu deity)
AC1.S5
050