SRINAGAR: Amid chanting of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Bam Bam Bholay’, the first batch of pilgrims today left base camps for Holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas under unprecedented security arrangements.
A senior Army officer said that security force will not take any chance as militants will try to disrupt the yatra, which commenced from today from both tracks.
There were already hundreds of pilgrims for the past few days at Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps who were joined by more than 2,200 more yatris who had arrived from Jammu yesterday, officials said here.
They said first batch of pilgrims, including women and sadhus, left Baltal base camp for holy cave through shortest yatra route early this morning.
The yatris are scheduled to reach the cave shrine by this afternoon after tracking hilly terrain on foot to pay obeisance and have darshan of the self-made Ice-Shivlingam in the cave. (UNI)
A senior Army officer said that security force will not take any chance as militants will try to disrupt the yatra, which commenced from today from both tracks.
There were already hundreds of pilgrims for the past few days at Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps who were joined by more than 2,200 more yatris who had arrived from Jammu yesterday, officials said here.
They said first batch of pilgrims, including women and sadhus, left Baltal base camp for holy cave through shortest yatra route early this morning.
The yatris are scheduled to reach the cave shrine by this afternoon after tracking hilly terrain on foot to pay obeisance and have darshan of the self-made Ice-Shivlingam in the cave. (UNI)
