Devotees Caught in Storm, Suffering from Intense Cold Food ed to the relief of Hindu pil at Amarnathji in the Kashmir hills. Several of the pilgrims have died from intense cold and storm, and hundreds are in serious danger.
The sacred cave of Amarnathji lies almost inaccessibly, at a height of about 15,000 feet, in the Kashmir Hills, Many devout pilgrims are in the habit of divearding their clothing to complete the final stage of the Journey, which involves arduous climbs on precipices and a passage through tremendous ravines. They come from all parts of India and assemble at Srinigar, the capital of Kashmir, from which place they start to walk over barren, treeless mountains, usually deep la snow. Weather conditions this year are unprecedentedly severe—Reuter.
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