July 15, 2024 10:27 AM.
Another batch of 4875 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu for the Kashmir valley to perform a pilgrimage to Amarnath Cave Shrine. The pilgrims left the base camp in a cavalcade of 162 vehicles early this morning.
The batch included 3464 Men, 1333 Women, 14 Children, 57 Sadhus & 7 Sadhvies (female sadhus).
Of these 1918 pilgrims left for Baltal base camp at 3:05 AM and 2957 for Pahalgam base camp at 3:50 AM from where they will proceed for their further journey to the holy cave.
According to the officials, 4,875 pilgrims — 3,464 men, 1,333 women, 14 children, and 64 sadhus and sadhvis — left for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in Kashmir in 162 vehicles around 3 am.