Over 4.51 lakh pilgrims have participated in the ongoing Amarnath Yatra over the past 29 days, surpassing last year’s record, officials announced on Saturday.
The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which oversees the annual pilgrimage, reported that since the Yatra commenced on June 29, a record number of 4.51 lakh devotees have visited the holy cave shrine. This figure exceeds last year’s total of 4.45 lakh pilgrims who completed the pilgrimage during the entire duration.
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On Saturday, approximately 8,000 pilgrims visited the cave shrine, while on Sunday, another 1,677 pilgrims departed from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu en route to the Valley.
“This is the lowest number of pilgrims traveling to the Valley since the Yatra began,” said officials. “Among them, 408 Yatris left at 3:35 a.m. in an escorted convoy of 24 vehicles for the north Kashmir Baltal base camp, while a second convoy with 1,269 Yatris departed in 43 vehicles for the south Kashmir Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp.”
The Yatra has been proceeding smoothly, thanks to the extensive security arrangements provided by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Jammu & Kashmir Police.
The ongoing Yatra, will coincide with the festivals of Shravan Purnima and Raksha Bandhan.
