Annual Amarnath yatra pilgrimage in Indian Kashmir
epa11443730 A Kashmiri pony owner takes his ponies to Batal, the base camp of Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage at a base camp in Baltal, some 125 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 28 June 2024. Pilgrims will begin their trek to the sacred Amarnath cave shrine located at an altitude of 3,888 meters in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley in south Kashmir. Hindus believe the cave to be an abode of the lord Shiva. The 52-day annual Amarnath pilgrimage starts from 29 June 2024. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN
