SRINAGAR : Yatra to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas resumed this morning from shortest Baltal route after remaining suspended for a day due to slippery conditions following heavy rains. However, yatra from traditional Pahalgam track continued smoothly.
Yatra officials said a fresh batch of pilgrims, including women and sadhus left Baltal base camp early this morning for the Holy Cave shrine following improvement in the weather and track conditions.
Yatra was suspended yesterday following slippery track conditions due to heavy rains. However, helicopter service was resumed in the afternoon after weather improved. They said yatris, who were held up at cave shrine yesterday after darshan of self made Ice-Shivlingam on June 3, also started return journey this morning. Officials said a fresh batch of pilgrims left Nunwan Pahalgam base camp for Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on 42 km-long traditional track. Pilgrims, who had night halt at different halting station on the track, have also started their onward journey towards cave shrine early this morning.
More than 75,000 pilgrims had darshan of the ice-shivlingam in the cave shrine since the commencement of the two-month-long yatra from June 28.
(AGENCIES)
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