Summary:
MANALI: Manali's 'Amarnath Yatra' has left devotees disappointed as the frozen Shiva Lingam has been damaged due to a gradual rise in temperature. Though the premise of the temple remains abuzz with devotees, residents fear if temperature keeps rising, the 'lingam' will melt in a few weeks. Though the region did not experience much snowfall this year, the 'lingam' had attained a height of over 20ft by January. Despite the damaged 'lingam', the Solan Valley is still being thronged by hundreds of devotees and tourists to witness the miracle of nature. It has now been reduced to a mere height of 6 to 7ft.The frozen 'lingam' takes shape as seeping water slowly turns to ice..