SRINAGAR : With 3.67 lakh pilgrims performing darshan at holy cave till today, the Amarnath pilgrimmage has crossed last year mark of 3.55 lakh.
Last year 3.55 lakh pilgrims had paid obeisance against 6.50 lakh during the year 2012.
Yatra officials said though the weather was humid and hot, pilgrimage was going on smoothly from both Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam tracks.
A fresh batch of pilgrims, including women and sadhus, left Baltal early this morning when the weather was pleasant for the holy cave shrine.
The pilgrims are likely to reach the cave shrine this afternoon, they said, adding that pilgrims, who had night halt near the cave shrine after darshan, also started their return journey this morning.
They said a new batch of pilgrims also left Nunwan Pahalgam base camp for the cave shrine this morning. Similarly, the yatris, who had night halt at Chandanwari and other halting stations, also started their journey towards the shrine this morning.
They said 3,059 pilgrims paid obeisance before the Ice-Lingam yesterday. Today, a group of pilgrims also reached the cave shrine from Panjtarni to have the darshan. With this about 3.67 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy cave since the commencement of the 45-day-long pilgrimage from June 28.
(AGENCIES)
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