Hindus walk along a mountain trail on their pilgrimage to the sacred Amarnath CavePhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesA pilgrim is carried on a palanquin by Kashmiri bearers over a glacier Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesPilgrims line up to receive a free meal on their journey to the cavePhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
A Kashmiri shopkeeper sells his wares from a tent at a campsite near the Amarnath CavePhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesYoung pilgrims wait on horses on a crowded path as they are guided by local men on their pilgrimagePhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesHindu pilgrims, assisted by Kashmiri guides, continue their journey to the Amarnath Cave, which houses an ice stalagmite, a stylised phallus, which is worshipped by Hindus as a symbol of the god ShivaPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesHindu holy men and pilgrims celebrate at a campsite during their journey to the cavePhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesMen put out a fire at a campsite, after some kerosene spilled on a tentPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesHindu pilgrims are carried on palanquins by Kashmiri bearers over a glacier Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesHindu pilgrims make their way to the sacred site on footPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesPilgrims trek through the Himalaya mountains in sub-zero temperaturesPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesKashmiri guides carry the body of a pilgrim who died after he was thrown by a horse off the side of a mountainPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesA Hindu woman screams as her horse bolts while a Kashmiri guide tries to regain control Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
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