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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
In this Saturday, July 7, 2012, photo, Hindu pilgrims make their way to the Amarnath cave, near Sangam, 135 kilometers (83 miles) from Srinagar, India. Thousands of pilgrims annually go to the remote Himalayan shrine of Amarnath at 3,888 meters (12,756 feet) above sea level to worship an icy stalagmite representing Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.
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