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Amarnath Yatra In Jammu And Kashmir To Start On June 30

The Yatra wi𒅌ll take place with all COVID-19 protocols and will culminate as per the tradition on the day of Raksha Bandhan. 

Representative image of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
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The annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Amarnath loꦗcated at a height of 3,880 metres in south Kashmir will start on June 30.

The decision to schedule the 43-day pilgrimage was taken at a meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board chaired by Lieute🌄nant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha. 

The Yatra will take place with all COVID-19 protocols and will culminate as pe🉐r the tradition on the day of Raksha Bandhan, said Office of Lieutenant Governor of Jaꦬmmu and Kashmir in a tweet.

The Amarnath Yatra was cancelled midway in 2019 ahead of the abrogation of Article 370. During last two years, only a symbolic Yatra was observed because of tཧhe ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

With PTI inputs