Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 14: On the 45th day of darshan over 2,000 pilgrims drawn from different parts of the country paid obeisance to the naturally formed Ice Shivlingam in holy cave of Amarnath Ji in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district today.
Officials said that 2,269 pilgrims performed darshan at cave shrine from twin tracks of Baltal and Nunwan -Pahalgam by this evening. They included 1,809 male, 413 female, 20 children, 26 Sadhus and one Sadhvi.
With this a total number of 4,35,872 pilgrims across the country and abroad have visited the holy cave since the 62 day long annual pilgrimage started on July 1 this year. Among them majority of pilgrims have returned to their home states by now while others are on the way. The yatris who performed darshan at holy cave today also left towards Baltal Base Camp and Transit Camp of Panchtarni.
Meanwhile, no yatri left from Bhagwati Nagar towards the twin base camps of Nunwan -Pahalgam in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and Baltal in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir for the second consecutive day today, officials said, adding no yatri convoy towards Kashmir will be allowed on the occasion of Independence day tomorrow also.
It may be recalled that in view of decline in yatra rush the authorities have decided that yatra from Jammu to holy cave will be allowed on alternative days.
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