SRINAGAR : Pilgrimage is going on smoothly to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where the number of yatris, who have paid obeisance so far was close to 3.50 lakh since the commencement of the 45-day-long yatra from June 28.
The weather was pleasent and yatra was going on smoothly from Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps, yatra officials said.
They said pilgrims, including women and sadhus, left Baltal base camp for the cave shrine early this morning. The yatris are expected to reach the cave shrine to pay obeisance before the self made ice-shivlingam. Similarly pilgrims, who reached Nunwan Pahalgam base camp last evening from Jammu also started their journey to Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on the traditional route.
They said pilgrims, who had night halt at different halting stations on the track, including at Chandanwari, also started their journey to the holy cave shrine this morning.
However, pilgrims, who had night halt at Panjterni paid obeisance before the ice-lingam after covering the five-km-long distance on foot.
A spokesman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said that about 4,500 yatris had darshan of the self-made ice-lingam yesterday.
With this, total 3,41,349 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy Cave since the commencement of yatra from June 28 from Baltal and July 2 from Pahalgam routes. (UNI)
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