Lord Shiva Cave Shrine atop 11000 feet in the Himalayas.....

Mountains are holy for Hindus….. Kailasa parvatham is of great significance, for it is the abode of Lord Shiva – the destroyer of ignorance and illusion.  He resides at the summit of the legendary mountain named “kailāsa” , where he sits in a state of perpetual meditation along with his wife pārvatī.

Shiva is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of lingam. He is a great Yogi, an omniscient ascetic, who grants all boons to his devotees.   He is the cosmic dancer, he slays demons…..   

Mount kailash is a peak in the kailas range (gangdisê mountains), which are part of the trans-himalaya in tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in asia: the indus river, the sutlej river (a major tributary of the indus river), the brahmaputra river, and the karnali river (a tributary of the ganges river). It is considered a sacred

Now read this report of ‘cave shrine’ at 11000 feet height in Banihal in Jammu & Kashmir … from the Hindu Business Line

BANIHAL (J&K), APRIL 8:  

A shepherd here has claimed to have discovered a cave shrine with a ‘Shiv Lingam’, idols and some utensils of pre-Independence era in the Pir-Panjal Range of Ramban district. The cave, situated at an altitude of 11,000 feet, was discovered by Khurshid Ahmad Chopan a few days ago.

Chopan claimed that the place had come in his dreams and a spiritual person had guided him to the cave. “Lord Shiva and this cave were coming to my dreams for the last couple of days... Finally I climbed the mountain and discovered the cave at Krawa belt,” Chopan told PTI.

“I discovered the natural cave with three ‘Shiva Lingams’, other smaller idols, coins dating back to 1896 and some broken earthen pots in the upper reaches of Krawa village in Banihal,” he said.

When contacted, Khurshid Qadri, a consultant to Jammu and Kashmir government on heritage and former director general in the state archives said, “As for the information, the cave seems to be important in nature. We will visit the place to find out the details.” “Police should immediately cordon off the area to restrict people’s movement at the site,” Qadri said.

Meanwhile, All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC), an apex body of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, has decided to go to the cave on the first day of Navratra.

“We are very happy over the discovery and thank the shepherd for his initiative,” APMCC Chairman Vinood Pandit said. 

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