814 Buddha Amarnath pilgrims, small batch of 132 Amarnath pilgrims leave from Jammu

Pilgrims waiting in long queues outside temple of Shri Budha Amarnathji at Mandi in Poonch. -Excelsior/Harbhajan
Pilgrims waiting in long queues outside temple of Shri Budha Amarnathji at Mandi in Poonch. -Excelsior/Harbhajan

 

JAMMU:  As many as 814 pilgrims today left from here to perform Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district while small batch of 132 pilgrims left for holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in South of Kashmir.

      An official said that 710 male, 99 females and five children left for Poonch to pay obeisance at Buddha Amarnath.

    Meanwhile 132 pilgrims, comprising 98 male and 34 females, also left for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine from here in five vehicles.

      Security personnel escorted the yatra convoy to their destinations. (AGENCIES)