The holy mace of Lord Shiva, known as the Chhari Mubarak, reached Sheshnag on Tuesday. It will halt there for the night before heading to the Amarnath cave shrine.
The mace was taken from Chandanwari to Sheshnag by Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the mace. The journey was accompanied by religious chants.
The mace will reach the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on August 31, which marks the culmination of the annual Amarnath Yatra. It will be taken to Panchtarani on Wednesday for a night halt before the final journey to the cave shrine.
The Chhari Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji had left for the main course of pilgrimage on Saturday from Mahadev Gir Dashnami Akhara in Jammu. Special prayers were held at the temple before the commencement of the pilgrimage.
Giri will carry the mace to perform puja and have darshan in the early morning of Shravan Purnima on August 31.
