Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 8: As the 44 day long holy Amarnath pilgrimage will culminate on Sawan Purnima coinciding with Raksha Bandan on August 10, over 1000 pilgrims paid obeisance to Ice Lingam in cave shrine on day 42 of yatra today.
According to an official spokesman 1035 pilgrims paid obeisance in the holy cave today. With this the total number of pilgrims paying obeisance in the cave shrine in last 42 days of yatra touched 3,71,374, he added.
The spokesman said that the weather enroute to holy cave was cloudy but yatra proceeded smoothly on both the tracks.
He said 159 pilgrims left from Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp to holy cave while 259 left from Baltal Base camp to holy cave under tight security early this morning.
Besides, 145 pilgrims left via Baltal by chopper he added.
He said the holy Mace of Lord Shiva reached Sheshnag from Chandanwari this evening and it will leave to Panchtarni early tomorrow morning.
The holy Mace will perform darshan at Cave Shrine in the wee hours of August 10 and later return to Panchtarni in the evening. With this the 44 day long annual pilgrimage of Swami Amarnath will culminate.
Meanwhile a last batch of 70 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for holy cave in three vehicles under tight security early this morning.
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