
Tents near the river bed along Amarnath Cave in Kashmir where a cloudburst killed 15 people on July 8

Plains of Panchtarni; six kilometers from the cave, if tents would have been set up in Panchtarni instead of Amaranth, the July 8 tragedy could have been averted

Holy Sheshnag Lake, 20 kilometers from Amarnath

Sheshnag Lake

Holy Sheshnag Lake

Near Nagakoti, six kilometers from Sheshnag

Near Zojibal, 23 kms from Amarnath

Near Zojibal, 23 kms from Amarnath

Near Wavbal, 3 kilometers from Sheshnag

Rocky Mountains at Panchtarni, 6 kilometers from the Holy Cave

The Plains of Panchtarni, 6 kilometers from the Holy Cave

Rocky mountains, a kilometer from the holy cave

Trekking through the narrow stretch, a kilometer from the holy cave

The naturally formed Rock image of Maa Kaali, 2 kilometers from the holy cave

Crowds at Sangam Top, 3 kilometers from the holy Cave

Long queues in precarious narrow stretches less than 2 kms from the Amarnath Cave, on the Baltal axis

South Kashmir Himalayas as seen on way to Amarnath Cave

Between Paushpatri & Panchtarni; more than 10 kms from Amarnath Cave in Kashmir

Heavy crowds, risky pilgrimage

Human traffic jam, less than 2 kms from the cave

Long queues in precarious narrow stretches less than 2 kms from the Amarnath Cave, on the Baltal axis

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