Key Takeaways
- A fresh batch of 3111 pilgrims set out from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Base camp.
- 2,154 pilgrims traveled via the Pahalgam route, while 907 pilgrims chose the Baltal route.
- The Amarnath Yatra season runs from July 1 to August 31, attracting thousands of devotees each year.
Jammu: A fresh batch of 3111 pilgrims departed on Thursday, chanting ‘Bam Bam Bhole’.
They left from Bhagwati Nagar Base camp heading towards the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas.
An official said that 3111 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 124 vehicles.
A group of 2154 pilgrims (1686 males, 424 females, six children and 47 sadhus) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 83 vehicles.
For Baltal, 907 pilgrims comprising 616 males, 336 females and five children left in a convoy of 41 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.
The yatra started on July 1 will conclude on August 31.
