PhotoBlog: India Kashmir Hindu Pilgrimage
n this picture taken Thursday, July 28, 2011, a Hindu pilgrim descends a hill on his way to the Amarnath cave shrine at Brari Marg, 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Srinagar, India. At least half a million devotees make the pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine which lies 13,500 feet (4,115 meters) above sea level in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid tight security. Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the cave ...