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'''Panchtarni''' is a locality in [[Anantnag district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is a popular pilgrimage and tourist destination on the way to [[Amarnath Temple]] near the Amarnath Glacier in [[Himalayas]]. It is located {{Convert|40|km}} from [[Pahalgam]] base camp and {{Convert|15|km}} ahead of last halt camp of [[Sheshnag Lake]] in the north. It is a meadowland on the banks of eponymous ''Panchtarni River'' where five glacier-fed tributary streams meet in eponymous ''Panchtarni Valley'' surrounded by snow-capped mountains at an altitude of {{convert|11500|ft}}.<ref name=pt1>[http://www.liveindia.com/amarnath/5.html Panchtarni of Amrnath yatra], [http://www.liveindia.com Live India].</ref><ref name=pt2>Brajesh Kumar, 2003, [ "Pilgrimage Centres of India"], Diamond Books, pp.81, {{ISBN|8171821855}}.</ref><ref name=pt3>Dr. Shiv Sharma, 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&dq=name+of+river+at+panchtarni&pg=PA210 "India - A Travel Guide"], Fusion Books, pp.210, {{ISBN|8128400673}}</ref> It is also the final helicopter drop off for the Amarnath yatra pilgrims, who have to trek the rest of the {{convert|6|km}} journey either on foot or by mule from this camp.<ref name=pt6>[http://www.himalayanheli.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=22 amarnath yatra heli service], [http://www.himalayanheli.com HimalayanHeli.com].</ref><br />
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==Climate==<br />
It has [[subtropical highland climate]] with the winters being long and cold winter while the summers are short and mild.<br />
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===Amarnath Yatra===<br />
{{Main|Amarnath Temple}}<br />
Panchtarni, a rest camp for the [[Amarnath Temple#Yatra (pilgrimage) details and routes|Amarnath yatra]], is located between the base camp at Pahalgam and the last rest camp at [[Sheshnag Lake]] before the final [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath cave shrine]]. The July-August popular annual Hindu pilgrimage, undertaken by up to 600,000 or more pilgrims to the {{convert|130|ft}}-high glacial Amarnath cave shrine of [[stalagmite|iced stalagmite]] [[Lingam|Shiv linga]] at {{convert|12,756|ft}} in the [[Himalayas]], is called ''Amarnath Yatra''.<ref name=amarn1>[http://www.amarnathyatra.org/yatra.htm "Amarnath Yatra explained"], [http://www.amarnathyatra.org/yatra.htm Amarnath Yatra organisation].</ref><ref>[http://www.oneindiaonline.com/amarnath-yatra-tourism.php "Amarnath Yatra Tourism Information"], [http://www.oneindiaonline.com One India Online]</ref><ref name=boston1>[http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/07/amarnath_journey_to_the_shrine.html "Amarnath: Journey to the shrine of a Hindu god"], [http://archive.boston.com Boston.Com], 13 July 20112.</ref><ref>[https://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/09/amarnath-yatra Hiking through the mountains of Kashmir]</ref> It begins with a {{convert|43|km}} mountainous trek from the Nunwan and Chandanwari base camps at [[Pahalgam]] and reaches cave-shine after night halts at [[Sheshnag Lake]] and Panchtarni camps.<ref name=camps1>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Amarnath-yatra-ends-least-number-of-pilgrims-in-decade/article14576514.ece "Amarnath yatra ends, least number of pilgrims in decade"], [[The Hindu]], 18 August 2016.</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Gulmarg]]<br />
*[[Gurez]]<br />
*[[Keran, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
*[[Sonamarg]]<br />
*[[Sopore]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Wikivoyage|Amarnath Temple}}<br />
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[[Category:Anantnag district]]</div>Imtiaz Qureshi