JAMMU : As many as 559 pilgrims today left for the holy Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir amid rains from yatri niwas at Bhagwati Nagar base camp in this winter capital of the state.
“A batch comprising 427 men, 80 women, two children and 50 sadhus left for the Amarnath cave shrine from here in a convoy of 17 vehicles, an official spokesman here said.
He said the first bus left at around 0450 hrs and the last bus at 0500 hrs. (AGENCIES)