SRINAGAR : Fresh batches of pilgrims, including sadhus and women today left Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps for the holy Amarnth cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where 3. 69 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance before the self made Ice-Shivlingam since the commencement of the 45-day-long yatra from June 28.
The yatra was going on smoothly from both tracks, though the weather was humid and hot.
A fresh batch of pilgrims, including women and sadhus, left Baltal early this morning for the holy cave shrine. The pilgrims are likely to reach the cave shrine this afternoon, they said adding pilgrims, who had night halt near the cave shrine after darshan, also started their return journey this morning. They said a new batch of pilgrims also left Nunwan Pahalgam base camp for the cave shrine this morning. However, some yatris stayed at base camp Pahalgam to join the Chhari-Mubarak reaching there this afternoon.
Similarly, the yatris who had night halt at Chandanwari and other halting stations also started their journey towards the shrine this morning.
They said 1,717 pilgrims paid obeisance before the Ice-Lingam yesterday. Today a group of pilgrims also reached the cave shrine from Panjtarni to have the darshan.
With this, about 3.69 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy cave since the commencement of the 45-day-long pilgrimage from June 28.
Last year, 3.55 lakh pilgrims had paid obesiance against 6.50 lakh during the year 2012.
(AGENCIES)
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