Qazigund, July 30 -- A devotee from Uttar Pradesh undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra reached Qazigund on Thursday, marking the 415th day of his extraordinary pilgrimage while travelling face-down on a thermocol sheet instead of walking.
Sunil, a resident of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh, has been on the pilgrimage for the past 13 months, performing a Dandavat Yatra to the holy Amarnath cave shrine. Instead of walking, he moves forward inch by inch while lying flat on a thermocol sheet, a unique act of devotion that has drawn the attention of thousands of pilgrims and commuters along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Talking to Srinagar based news agency after reaching Qazigund, Sunil said he embarked on the pilgrimage after feeli...