JAMMU : Amid rains a new batch of 1,951 pilgrims today left for the holy Shri Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir from Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar base camp in this winter capital of the state.
“A batch comprising 1,476 men, 353 women, 25 children and 97 sadhus left for the Amarnath cave shrine from here in a convoy of 58 vehicles including 46 private and State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) buses and 12 light motor vehicles,” official spokesman here said.
He said the first bus left at around 0445 hrs and the last bus at 0505 hrs.
The yatra was smoothly proceeding towards Srinagar on the highway, the spokesman said.
(AGENCIES)
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