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The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) today said that it is seeking technical solution to overcome the problem of melting of Shiv Lingam during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage.
Srinagar, July 6 : The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) today said that it is seeking technical solution to overcome the problem of melting of Shiv Lingam during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage.
Commenting on the Lingam's melting, a spokesperson of the board said that it is an old phenomenon and it has been the case for the last 20 years.
Various proposals were considered by the board included adopting the ice skating rink technique, refrigeration inside the Cave, putting frozen brine trays, air curtain, radiant cooling panels among others, said the spokesperson.
It was felt that radiant cooling panels provided the best option, but the Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, ordered a stay on it, he added.
The spokesperson further said that the formation or melting of the Lingam is primarily connected with natural phenomenon like global warming, shifting of glaciers as revealed by satellite pictures taken in 2006, and the earthquake of 2005.
It is the cumulative effect of all these as also the body heat of pilgrims paying obeisance at the Cave which lead to the melting of the Lingam, he added.
ANI
