The ice form of lord Shiva, Shivalingam, has completely melted away in Amarnath, much to the huge disappointment of thousands of devotees and many more who are yet to come. An Amarnath Shrine Board official said the holy icicle had been receding day by day and disappeared today. Reports from the holy cave say that some pilgrims were agitated over the disappearance of the lingam and blamed ill-management on the part of board for its now almost annual disappearance. A CRPF official said the devotees believed that excessive flow of pilgrims to the cave had resulted in an increase in temperature leading to lingam's melting. A committee had recommended that not more than 5,000 pilgrims from each route be allowed to go to the cave every day, but the advice has remained a piece of paper. During the initial rush when yatra started in mid-June, more than 30,000 pilgrims were recorded to have visited the cave against stipulated 10,000 pilgrims. Many devotees over the course of two-month long yatra have said the extension of yatra has only harmed the spiritual and religious fervour.