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The Epic Amarnath Yatra

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The Beginning    It was May of '11. Amarnath trekking was one of my desires from a long time. Desire met reality when, one of my friends told us his desire about Amarnath Yatra. Then, we planned to enjoy the summer vacation in Amarnath trekking. 1st step was ticket booking. So, we booked our train tickets from Howrah station to Jammu Tawi via Himgiri Express. We had to take a medical test from a certified physician to get the confirmation of the journey. I can remember the exact date. It is 12th July of '11. With full of excitement, we arrived at Howrah Jn. & got into the train at the right time. Destination    The train was running late. For that, we reached our destination, Jammu Tawi station a few hours late.     Jammu, the gateway of J&K is also the winter capital of J&K. There were a lot of  Security guards & Jawans in the station & outside to control the whole region to peace from anti-nationalists. You have to buy another