Source: The Hindu
SRINAGAR, INDIA, August 23, 2002: Undeterred by the inclement weather and two deadly militant strikes, over one hundred thousand pilgrims had darshan of the ice Siva Lingam during the month-long Amarnath yatra which concluded with the Chhari Mubarak (holy mace of Lord Siva) reaching the cave shrine of Amarnath in the Kashmir Himalayas today. During the pilgrimage, militants killed 11 devotees and injured several in two separate strikes to disrupt the yatra, which commenced on July 22 amid tight security arrangements.