Key Takeaways
- The Amarnath Yatra is a 52-day journey to the holy cave in South Kashmir.
- This year, the yatra will conclude on August 19.
- As many as 6461 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and Baltal routes from the Jammu base camp.
Jammu: A fourth batch of 6461 pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra on Monday left for twin routes of Baltal and Pahalgam from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the holy cave situated in South Kashmir.
The fourth batch of 6461 pilgrims early this morning left for Pahalgam and Baltal.
As many as 4140 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2321 left for the Baltal.
The 52-day Shri Amarnath Yatra began on June 28, when the first batch of pilgrims was flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu.
Last year around 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave.
This year the yatra will conclude on August 19.
