Amarnath Yatra
Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of 3898 pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp
Jammu/IBNS: Chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole' a fresh batch of 3898 pilgrims on Monday left from Bhagwati Nagar Base camp here for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.
An official said that 3898 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 149 vehicles.
A group of 2606 pilgrims (2019 males, 494 females, three children, 79 sadhus and 11 sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 99 vehicles.
For Baltal, 1292 pilgrims comprising 879 males, 404 females and nine children left in a convoy of 50 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.
The yatra which started on July 1 will conclude on August 31.
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