Over 4.5 lakh pilgrims visit Amarnath shrine in four weeks

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Updated At : 11:44 AM Jul 28, 2024 IST

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Srinagar, July 27

The number of pilgrims who paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir crossed the 4.5 lakh mark on Saturday as more than 7,500 yatris had darshan of the naturally formed ice lingam, officials said here.

“As many as 7,541 pilgrims performed the yatra on Saturday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the 29th day of the annual yatra,” the officials said.

They said the number of pilgrims who have been to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine has reached 4,51,881.

As per the officials, there have been two deaths, a sevadar from Haryana and a pilgrim from Jharkhand, in this year’s yatra. Both the deceased suffered cardiac arrest along the Baltal route in June. The 52-day pilgrimage will conclude on August 19.

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