Eighth batch of 2,513 Amarnath pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp

Amarnath yatris proceeding towards Pishu Top from Nunwan base camp on Friday. -Excelsior/ Sajad Dar
Amarnath yatris proceeding towards Pishu Top from Nunwan base camp on Friday. -Excelsior/ Sajad Dar

 

JAMMU:  An eighth batch of 2,513 Shri Amarnath pilgrims today left Yatri Niwas base camp here for the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir.

   “Total 2,513 pilgrims left this morning in a cavalcade of 78 vehicles — 53 buses and 25 light motor vehicles,” an official here said.

   He said the yatris included 550 females and 100 sadhus.

 The Yatra is smoothly moving on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. (AGENCIES)