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It was the month of July when I decided to go on Amarnath Yatra, The Journey is a big challenge in itself and it is not easy as some people's think. It was a very long and tired journey.
After reaching to Jammu I got the permit for the Journey and stayed in Jammu as I left the bus to Pahalgam. So at the next day in the morning I got a bus to reach at Pahalgam. It took the whole day to reach there, the journey is about of five hours.
After reaching to Pahalgam in evening I rested in the tent so I would start the journey at the next day. There was so many facilities like Langar, toilets, warm water and so on were available in the way and also in Pahalgam. The temperature over there was very low I think it was about 5 deg C.
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In the morning after getting ready I have started my journey and cover the 14 km distance to chanderbadi by taxi. And started the journey on foot by chanderbadi.
Chanderbadi was the checkpost from where the yatra started, there was a lot of facilities are provided in chanderbadi. It was about 8000 ft. People's from larger were also distributing dry fruits and chocolates. I took some chocolates because you really need them when you will have lack of water in your bodies, they are like small energy drink. Please keep some energy drink with you in the journey you really need them.
After started the journey I first seen the water flowing from under the snow it was a very beautiful view. After walking half km a very straight hight came in the way, in just few minutes I reached to the top of that peak. It was Pissu Top, I could see the peoples coming from the top.
Then after I started walking towards sheshnag lake....
After walking few km I reached to sheshnag lake .. It was really awesome lake where the Shiva had taken his snake (named seshnag) off to protect the mountain area, so it named as sheshnag lake.. After the sheshnag lake I took some food at Langar facility near lake I headed towards Ganesh Top. It was really high Peak top and it was very tough for me to get victory on it because I have walked so long and didn't had much energy but some how I got to reached there. That peak is the last high Peak, after that you will get slope areas.
At Ganesh Top The Lord shiva taken Lord Ganesh to protect the area for any outsider, so this place named Ganesh Top.
After passing through Ganesh Top I walk few km and reached to the famous place, poshpatri(where the bhandara of delhi peoples held) in the evening so I can't go far than that bcoz the yatra had stopped in evening.
I had walked about 6 hours and I reached to poshpatri. Nobody believes but that's true, I have completed the distance of about 14 km in 6 hours. It was an amazing journey. I hold at poshpatri where the famous bhandara of delhi peoples held. I hold in poshpatri at the day and took some dinner and rest in poshpatri. It was really a amazing experience that the there was lots of people were traveling to the Holy Cave and they had some good things like the were chanting the Name of Lord Shiva and the most amazing thing I like the peoples were greeting other by saying Bhole instead of their name, it feels like the Lord shiva reside in everybody. All the peoples were chanting the Name of Lord Shiva and singing devotional songs.

The next day I continued my journey towards the Holy Cave, after walking few km i reached to a place between the mountains,
Panjtarni. That place was really full of beautiful scenery. There was the helipad service provider for the pilgrims. There was a lot of tents and ponies. Because that was the halt of ponies and pitthus. The place was so beautiful and nice. I took some pics and continues towards the Holy Cave. After walking few km i felt that the way is going to narrow and most of the time busy with ponies. There was a lot of traffic in the way. Sometimes I had to stop to make people's coming from front can go. And when they stops them we start going. It was like one way at the hill. If i would had any mistake over there then that would be my last mistake.. The i maintained the way to go forward. After a while i reached to
sangam Top where the two lakes were joining each other. It was very high. I could see the Baltal way from the top. Then I continues towards the Holy Cave. After walking a while i could see the clear view of the Holy Cave, it was so amazing the cave between the mountain.

Suddenly I thought that how this place have been discovered than I remembered the story of it that A farmer were used to grazing his goats in the hill area and everytime his goats dissappear when they go in the cave. The one day the farmer decided to figure it out. So when he reached to that place than he was surprised to see the Lingam of snow. He told about this everybody and started the first yatra.
I went to Holy Cave and deposited my belongings in the shop and took sacrament and went to the Holy Cave, it was very high and huge cave. I took a view of Baba Barfani, I fell myself very lucky so I get a darshan of the lingam because not everybody is that much lucky to have a view of this spiritual place. I worship the Lord Shiva and thanked him for my safe journey. I also seen two pigeons there which is said to be lucky.