India, July 10 -- The Amarnath Yatra, which began on July 3, more than a year after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack of April last year, has received an overwhelming response. But it seems to have hit another problem, with many news reports suggesting that the naturally formed ice lingam, also called the Baba Barfani, has melted by over 90 per cent, just days into the pilgrimage.

The Amarnath Cave Shrine is located at an altitude of about 3,888 metres (12,756 feet) in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. It's nestled beneath the Lidder Valley in the Kashmir Himalayas. Pilgrims can reach the shrine via the traditional 48-km Pahalgam route or the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route.

While the Jammu and Kashmir admin...