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Last year, in the first five days of the yatra around 50,000 pilgrims trooped to the shrine

Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha flags off the first batch of pilgrims embarking on Amarnath Yatra

No yatri convoy left Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Friday due to alternate yatra plans amidst fewer pilgrims arriving.

The pilgrims were heard shouting ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ Slogans on their way to the holy shrine.

As many as 3.97 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the shrine since the beginning of the 62-day-long annual pilgrimage on July 1. The yatra will conclude on August 31.

The 62-day-long yatra commenced from the twin base camps of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district.

This year's 62-day long Amarnath Yatra started on July 1 and will end on August 31 on Shravan Purnima coinciding with Raksha Bandhan. 

Since the commencement of the annual pilgrimage on July 1, approximately 2.90 lakh devotees have visited the Amarnath shrine.

Over 2,29,221 pilgrims have performed darshan at the Holy Cave in Amarnath since the beginning of Yatra on July 1, an official statement said. 

A priest from Uttar Pradesh walked over 700 kilometres to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.

After remaining suspended for three days, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday afternoon as weather improved along the twin routes of Baltal and Pahalgam.

In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping of road links, officials said.

Hyderabad: BJP MLA T Raja Singh and 11 of his family members had a miraculous escape from the flood during Amarnath yatra in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Raja Singh and his family left the city and reached New Delhi on Wednesday. They could not utilize helicopter service from New Delhi due to inclement weather. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of life in the cloudburst near the Amarnath holy cave shrine in Jammu & Kashmir on Friday. “Anguished by the cloud burst near Shree Amarnath cave. Condolences to the bereaved families. Spoke to Manoj Sinha ji and took stock of the situation. Rescue and relief operations […]

Srinagar: At least 13 yatris were killed, five others injured and around three dozen missing after a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave shrine on Friday evening caused flash floods, officials said. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said 13 pilgrims were killed in the cloudburst that hit the area around 5.30 p.m. At least three langars (community […]

Srinagar: A cloudburst hit the area near the Amarnath cave shrine on Friday and five casualties have been reported so far, officials said. “Cloudburst occurred in area near the Amarnath cave shrine around 5.30 p.m. Rescue operation has been launched at the site. Rescue teams were rushed to the spot using helicopter services,” an official […]

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): The Indian Army on Tuesday celebrated the 8th International Yoga Day at the Amarnath Holy cave in the Pahalgam region of the Union Territory. The Indian Army informed that around 450 soldiers performed various asanas, pranayama and mediation at an altitude of 13,000ft including the Holy cave, Brarimarg, Sangam, Baltal and […]

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao condoled the death of senior journalist and Press Council of India former member K Amarnath.