Amarnath Yatra Temporarily Suspended From Pahalgam And Baltal Due To Heavy Rains

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Amarnath Yatra Temporarily Suspended From Pahalgam And Baltal Due To Heavy Rains

Amarnath yatra: Since the pilgrimage officially commenced on June 29, over 1 lakh devotees have offered prayers at the holy shrine, which is situated at a height of 13,000 ft. from the sea level. The 52-day yatra will conclude on August 19.

Suhail Nazeer Bhat

Updated Jul 6, 2024, 09:16 IST

The 52-day yatra officially commenced on June 29 from the twin basecamps in Kashmir and will conclude on August 19.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Over 1 lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at the holy shrine so far.
More than 30,000 devotees offered prayers to the naturally formed ice lingam on Wednesday alone.
Last year, more than 4.5 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the cave shrine.

Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra has been temporarily suspended from the twin basecamps, Pahalgam and Baltal, due to heavy rainfall. Over 1 lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at the holy shrine since the yatra officially commenced on June 29 from the twin basecamps in Kashmir.

Despite heavy rains, pilgrims have been undertaking the yatra to the holy shrine, which is situated at a height of 13,000 ft. from the sea level. A contingent of over 5,600 pilgrims set off from Jammu towards Baltal and Palagam basecamps, of the Amarnath cave shrine on Thursday, officials said.

More than 30,000 devotees offered prayers to the naturally formed ice lingam on Wednesday alone, officials said.

The seventh batch of pilgrims included 188 ‘sadhus’ and ‘sadhvis’left at 3.13 am in 219 vehicles, under the escort of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp, the officials said.

Of these, 3,668 pilgrims opted for the traditional 48 km Pahalgam route, while 2,028 chose the shorter but steeper 14 km Baltal route, they said.

The first batch of pilgrims was flagged off by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on June 28. A total of 37, 522 pilgrims left the Jammu base camp for the yatra on that day.

The 52-day yatra officially commenced on June 29 and will conclude on August 19. Last year, more than 4.5 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the cave shrine, located at at elevation of 3,880 metres.

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