Amarnath Temple
Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir
Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cave situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 72 km from Anantnag, the district headquarters, 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, accessible via either Sonamarg or Pahalgam
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Where it is
Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Anantnag railway station (ANT), about 82 km by road.
- By air: Srinagar International Airport (SXR), about 91 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Amarnathji Holy Cave – Lidder–Sindh valleys, Pahalgam tehsil, Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir (about 3,888 m) (about 2 km)
- Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple, Tulmulla – Tulmulla (Tulamula) village, Ganderbal district, about 25 km north-east of Srinagar (about 90 km)
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (Holy Cave), Trikuta Hills – Trikuta hills above Katra, Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir (about 178 km)
- Raghunath Temple, Jammu – Raghunath Bazaar, Jammu city, Jammu district (about 220 km)
- Chamunda Devi Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham) – Padar (Dadh) village, on the Baner river, Kangra district, near Dharamshala and Palampur (about 306 km)
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