Key Takeaways
- A total of 2,155 pilgrims departed from Jammu base camp for the Amarnath Yatra.
- The convoy split into 1402 pilgrims for the Pahalgam route and 753 pilgrims for the Baltal route.
- Security was tight as the groups traveled through the Himalayas.
Jammu: A fresh batch of 2155 pilgrims set off on Friday, their chants echoing ‘Bam Bam Bhole’.
They left from Bhagwati Nagar Base camp heading to the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas.
An official said that 2155 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 95 vehicles.
A group of 1402 pilgrims (1128 males, 228 females, 34 Sadhus and 12 sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 58 vehicles.
For Baltal, 753 pilgrims comprising 532 males, 215 females and six children left in a convoy of 37 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.
The yatra started on July 1 will conclude on August 31.
