Amarnath Yatra 2025 Begins: The holy Amarnath Yatra is about to begin, every year, many people participate in this yatra to have the darshan of Baba Barfani, Know when the Amarnath Yatra will start this year and also know its history.

Amarnath Yatra 2025: Apart from the four Dhams, Amarnath Yatra also has special significance in Hinduism. This journey is definitely difficult but it is also virtuous. It is believed that by doing this journey, a person attains salvation and gets spiritual benefits. It is described in the Puranas that by doing Amarnath Yatra, a devotee gets as much virtue as visiting 23 pilgrimages. When is Amarnath Yatra starting this year, let us know the date and its history.

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The Amarnath Yatra is starting from 3 July 2025. This 38-day long yatra will conclude on 9 August on the day of Rakshabandhan. The first batch for the Amarnath Yatra left from Jammu on Wednesday. The Amarnath cave is located at an altitude of about 3,978 meters above sea level, so this journey is quite difficult.

The Secret of Baba Barfani

The naturally formed ice Shivlinga in the Amarnath cave is called Baba Barfani. This Shivlinga comes in its full size every year in the month of Shravan and keeps on increasing and decreasing with the phases of the moon. How the ice Shivlinga is formed naturally every year, this mystery still remains.

History of Amarnath Cave

There are many opinions about the discovery of the Amarnath cave. According to history, this cave was discovered by a shepherd named Buta Malik in 1850. There is also a mythological belief that when the Kashmir valley was submerged in water and a lake was formed, Kashyap Rishi made this water flow further through many rivers and small water sources to protect the living creatures. During this time, Bhrigu Rishi was on a Himalayan journey, when he saw the Amarnath cave and Shivling, since then Shiva started being worshipped in Amarnath.

Why was the cave named Amarnath?

According to the scriptures, Shiva narrated the story of immortality to Mother Parvati in this cave, hence it is called Amarnath Cave.

Importance of Amarnath Yatra?

According to the Puranas, one gets 10 times more virtue by visiting Baba Amarnath than visiting Kashi, 100 times more virtue than visiting Prayag and 1000 times more virtue than visiting Naimisharanya.