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Indian devotees wait to register for annual pilgrimage to Amarnath shrine

A Hindu holy man waits to register for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock each year to the Amarnath shrine which contains a large icicle revered by Hindus as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and regeneration. Pilgrims begin their journey on June 28. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Channi Anand>

Hindu holy men and a woman stand in a queue for a medical check up before they register for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Channi Anand>

An Indian paramedical staff member checks a Hindu holy man before he registers for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Channi Anand>

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