Small batch of devotees leave for Amarnath

JAMMU :  A small batch of 114 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here.
A convoy of three vehicles carrying the 41st batch of pilgrims, including 50 men and 25 women left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 4:20 AM, police said.
The convoy has already crossed Patnitop on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and would reach their destinations at Baltal and Pahalgam base camps by this evening, they said.
With today’s batch, a total of 54,146 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.
Meanwhile, another batch of 691 pilgrims left for Budha Amarnath shrine in Poonch district in a cavalcade of 15 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu city. (AGENCIES)