A fresh batch of 4,903 pilgrims left the base camp here on Sunday to join the annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave sওhrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. 🐼
With this, a total of 12,807 pilgrims have so far undertaken the pilgrimage since June 30 when Lt Gove🦩rnor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.
Over 8,000 pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine on the first day of the 62-day yatra which commenced from both the twin tracks - the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steep 14-km-long Baltal 🐲route in Ganderbal district – on Saturday.
The officials said 2,557 devotees, in🥃cluding 379 women and 226 sadhus, left in 104 vehicles for Pahalgam, while 2,346 pilgrims left in a convoy of 131 vehicles for the Baltal base camp early today. More than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for the pilgrimage so far.
