JAMMU: The sixth batch of 5124 pilgrims on Saturday left for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South of Himalayas amid “Bam Bam Bhole” chants from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here.
For Pahalgam route 2498 males, 426 females, 19 children and 187 sadhus left the base camp in 147 vehicles and for Baltal 1518 males, 438 females and 38 sadhus left in 79 vehicles including buses and LMVs.
As many as 226 vehicles left the base camp for both the routes and was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and motorbikes.
The first batch was flagged off from here on Sunday by the Advisor to Governor K K Sharma.
Multi-tier security arrangements have been made for smooth and successful conduct of the 46-day long Yatra concluding on August 15 on the occasion of Sharavan Purnima (Rakshabandhan).
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