Amarnath cave is a famous shrine in Hinduism located in the Indian state of  Jammu and Kashmir. It is dedicated to Shiva. the cave is situated at an altitude of 3888 m(12756 ft) about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar the capital of Jammu and Kashmir and reached through Pahalgam town.

the shrine forms an important part of hinduism and is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in hinduism and is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in hindusim the cave4 is surrounded by snowy mountains the cave itself is covered with snow most time of the year except for a short period of time in summer when it is open for pilgrims an annual pilgrimage is made to the amarnath cave by lakhs (hundreds of thousands ) of hindu devotees on challenging mountainous terrain to see an ice stalagmite formed inside the cave

Inside the 40 m (130 ft) high Amarnath cave lord Shiva gets formed due to freezing of water drops that fall from the floor of the cave on the floor and grows up  vertically from the cave floor he waxes during may to august as snow melts in the Himalayas above the cave and the resultant water seeps into the rocks that from the cave and gradually wanes thereafter according to a Hindu legend this is the cave where Shiva explained the secret of life and etemity to his divine consort Parvati two other ice formations represent Parvati and Shiva's son Ganesha.