Amarnath yatra: Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for cave shrine

Jammu, August 8 Over 500 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security on Thursday, officials said. More than five lakh pilgrims have already offered their...

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Updated At : 06:22 AM Aug 09, 2024 IST

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Jammu, August 8

Over 500 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security on Thursday, officials said.

More than five lakh pilgrims have already offered their prayers at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine during this year’s yatra, surpassing the 4.5 lakh devotees who paid obeisance at the naturally-formed ice lingam last year.

The 41st batch of 574 pilgrims left the base camp at 3:30 am in a convoy of 17 vehicles escorted by the CRPF and police, the officials said. — PTI

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