The entrance is gated nowadays and the access is controlled by police. Every 5 minutes a group of about 150 pilgrims may pass the small entrance to the cave. The others spend the waiting time trying to catch the drops of water with their open mouth, which fall down 50 meters - holy water which also flows over the lingam. Most of the visitors would like to touch the ice pillar with their hands and their forehead, to press the mouth on it, but the pillar is defended against all these action by Sadhus. Yellow flowers rain on the ice, coins, pearls, clothes and rice are thrown.
Infertile women pray for the desired pregnancy.
See German version .