Key Takeaways
- A fresh batch of 4,920 pilgrims set out from Jammu despite heavy rains.
- The convoy split into two groups: 2,566 pilgrims headed to Pahalgam and 1,381 pilgrims to Baltal.
- The Amarnath Yatra runs from July 1 to August 31, attracting thousands each year.
Jammu: Chanting ‘Bam Bam Bhole’, as many as 4,920 pilgrims braved heavy rains on Wednesday.
They left from Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp, heading for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas.
An official said that a batch of 4920 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 188 vehicles.
A group of 2566 pilgrims (1974 males, 496 females, 11 children, 81 sadhus and four sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 107 vehicles.
For Baltal, pilgrims comprising 1381 males, 955 females and 18 children left in a convoy of 81 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.
The yatra started on July 1 will conclude on August 31.
