Amarnath Yatra 2024 – All You Need to Know about Amarnath Yatra 2024

Devotees of Baba Bholenath eagerly wait for Amarnath Yatra every year. This journey is highly regarded in the Hindu religion. This is the reason why every year a large number of devotees reach here for the darshan of Baba Amarnath. In this sequence, registration for booking Amarnath Yatra 2024 has started from Monday i.e. 15th April. This annual pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on June 29 this year and will continue till August 19 i.e. the festival of Raksha Bandhan.

Amarnath Yatra is considered very beneficial in Sanatan Dharma. Shiva devotees wait the whole year for Amarnath Yatra. Shivalinga is naturally formed from ice in Amarnath cave which is also known as Baba Barfani and Amareshwar. Devotees have to undertake a long journey and climb uphill to reach Amarnath shrine. According to religious belief, Shiva is present in Amarnath Dham, whose darshan brings auspicious results to the seeker.

Lakhs of Shiva devotees make the arduous journey to Amarnath to have darshan of the naturally formed Shivalinga. Amarnath Tirtha, situated at an altitude of 3,888 meters above sea level, is considered one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites of Sanatan Dharma. The journey to Baba Amarnath is considered very difficult, despite this lakhs of devotees come here for darshan. Let us know what benefits a person can get in life by visiting Amarnath.

Significance of Amarnath Yatra

According to mythological beliefs, this is the same cave where Lord Shiva told the secret of immortality to Mother Parvati. It is believed in Hindu mythological texts that the devotee who visits the ice Shivalinga built in this holy cave with a true heart, all his sins are destroyed and he attains salvation. Along with this, it has also been said that visiting this holy place gives equivalent virtue to visiting 23 pilgrimage places.

In religious Puranas, the importance of having darshan of Amarnath is said to be so great that the virtue of having darshan of Baba Barfani is ten times more than the darshan of Linga in Kashi, 100 times more than that of Prayag and a thousand times more than that of Naimisharanya Tirtha. Not only this, by doing an Amarnath pilgrimage, a person also gets blessings of happiness and prosperity. This is the reason why devotees complete this difficult journey with full devotion and get the good fortune of having the darshan of Baba Barfani, which removes all kinds of troubles of the devotees.

According to the legend, Mahadev, the god of gods, first sacrificed Nandi. It is believed that the place where the Lord had sacrificed Nandi. That place was named Pahalgaon. After this, he sacrificed the moon. This place was named Chandanwadi. After this, he sacrificed the snake, and the place was named Sheshnag. At last Lord Shiva sacrificed his hair to Mother Ganga and that place came to be known as Panchtarni.

It is said that before going to the Amarnath cave, Lord Shiva seated Ganpati Bappa on Mahagun mountain and he was given the responsibility that no one should enter the cave during the Katha. Even today, these holy places are visited during the Amarnath Yatra.

How long will the journey last?

Amarnath temple Yatra starts from the month of Ashadha and continues till Shravan Purnima i.e. Rakshabandhan. In such a situation, in the year 2024, the Amarnath Yatra starts on the 29th of June, which is going to end on the 19th of August.

Special things about Amarnath

The height of Amarnath Shivalinga keeps increasing and decreasing, which is determined by the phases of the moon. The Shivalinga increases with the phases of the Moon and with the waning phases of the Moon the Shivalinga also decreases and becomes invisible. Along with this, along with the Himalinga darshan of Lord Shiva, Shaktipeeth of Mata Sati can also be darshan in Amarnath. Such an amazing coincidence is not seen anywhere else. In the cave, along with Baba Barfani, there is also a structure of Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha.

Health certificate for Amarnath Yatra 2024

If you are registering for Amarnath Yatra 2024, then you will have a health certificate issued by a doctor and medical facilities authorized by the State Government or Central Government. Keep in mind that only health certificates issued after April 8, 2024, will be considered valid for Amarnath Yatra 2024.

Amarnath Yatra 2024 Registration

If you are registering for the yatra, the registration fee for one person has been fixed at Rs 250. Apart from this, the person registering will have to provide all his contact details including a photograph of each passenger, the name of the group leader, a mobile phone number, and an active email.

The postal charges for sending all these documents vary depending on the number of pilgrims in a group. These charges can be Rs 50 for a group of one to five people and Rs 300 for a group of 26 to 30 people.

If you are also planning to visit Baba Amarnath this time, then today we will tell you about some things necessary for its registration-

This is how you can register online

• First of all, go to the official website of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board jksasb.nic.in.
• Click on ‘Online Service‘ in the menu.
• After this click on Yatra Permit Registration.
• Then check I Agree and click on Register.
• Here the passenger has to fill in his complete information and submit it. Then OTP will come on the registered mobile number.
• After entering the OTP, deposit the application fee by transferring it online.
• After which the registration process will be completed.
• The last thing to do is to download the travel permit.

Offline registration process

• In such a situation, any devotee who wants to visit the temple of Baba Barfani located in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir can do so through 540 nominated banks across the country including Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India and Yes Bank. You can register for this in the branches or through the website of the Shrine Board.
• For Amarnath Yatra, devotees will need photographs of the people accompanying them for the Yatra, a Yatra registration fee of Rs 250 per passenger, the name of the group leader, mobile phone number, and address including email.
• Postal charges are Rs 50 for devotees 1 to 5, Rs 100 for devotees 6 to 10, Rs 150 for 11 to 15, Rs 200 for 16 to 20, Rs 250 for 21 to 25 and Rs 26 to 30. It will be Rs 300. Apart from this, a health certificate after April 8 will be considered valid.
• Registration fees and postal charges for Amarnath Yatra will have to be sent to the Chief Account Officer of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine.

Important guidelines for Amarnath Yatra 2024

• Age Limit – If you are under 13 years of age or over 70 years of age and are more than six weeks pregnant, you cannot register for the journey.
• Health Certificate- All passengers traveling must have a health certificate issued by doctors and medical institutions recognized by the state and union territory governments.
• Bank for registration – Interested persons can get the registration done for the journey from Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, and Yes Bank.
• Important Documents- Every person registering for the Yatra will have to provide all the information including a photograph, registration fee (Rs 250 per pilgrim), name of the group leader, mobile number, and email.
• Postal Charges – Rs 50 for a group of 1-5 pilgrims, Rs 100 for a group of 6-10, Rs 150 for 11-15, Rs 200 for 16-20, Rs 250 for 21-25, and Rs 300 for 26-30 pilgrims.
• Validity of Health Certificate- Keep in mind that the health certificates required for the journey should have been issued after April 8, because only the certificates of this period will be considered valid for this year’s journey.

For more information related to the yatra, interested people can get help from the official website of the Shrine Board.