Home›Open Questions›How far back does continuous veneration at Amarnath Cave extend beyond the documented mid nineteenth century pilgrimage?Open QuestionsHow far back does continuous veneration at Amarnath Cave extend beyond the documented mid nineteenth century pilgrimage?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "How far back does continuous veneration at Amarnath Cave extend beyond the documented mid nineteenth century pilgrimage?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/how-far-back-does-continuous-veneration-at-amarnath-cave-extend-beyond-the-documented-mid-nineteenth-century-pilgrimage.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). How far back does continuous veneration at Amarnath Cave extend beyond the documented mid nineteenth century pilgrimage?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/how-far-back-does-continuous-veneration-at-amarnath-cave-extend-beyond-the-documented-mid-nineteenth-century-pilgrimageCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-how-far-back-does-continuous-veneration, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {How far back does continuous veneration at Amarnath Cave extend beyond the documented mid nineteenth century pilgrimage?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/how-far-back-does-continuous-veneration-at-amarnath-cave-extend-beyond-the-documented-mid-nineteenth-century-pilgrimage}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesEssays About This Entity (1 essay)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionThe cave is named in the Nilamata Purana and in Kalhana's Rajatarangini, but neither text's date of composition is settled, so their references cannot fix how far back the site's veneration actually runs.What would resolve this A codicological or paleographic dating study of the manuscript traditions of the Nilamata Purana and the Rajatarangini, or an independently dated inscription or record naming the cave before the nineteenth century.OpenIndology, manuscript studies, Sanskrit philologyDenise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.), Encyclopedia of HinduismCross-Tradition ConnectionsDiscipline NeededIndology, Scholarly Disciplines Well-attested Source Encyclopedia of HinduismDenise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.)tier 1Manuscript Studies, Scholarly Disciplines Well-attested Source Encyclopedia of HinduismDenise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.)tier 1Sanskrit Philology, Scholarly Disciplines Well-attested Source Encyclopedia of HinduismDenise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.)tier 1Question OnAmarnath Cave, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source Encyclopedia of HinduismDenise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.)tier 1SourcesEncyclopedia of Hinduismtier 1Denise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.), Routledge, 2008View the SourceEssays About This Entity (1 essay)Manuscript Studies Still Owes This Atlas Four AnswersThe open dating question itself, confirmed publicComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year