SRINAGAR : About 9000 pilgrims, including women and sadhus, today left Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps for the holy Amarnath cave shrine, where more than 1.12 lakh have paid obeisance since the commencement of two-month-long pilgrimage from June 28.
Officials said that the yatra is progressly smoothly from both sides as weather remained pleasent though sun was going behind the clouds intermittently.
A record number of 18994 pilgrims performed darshan of the self made Ice Lingam at the holy cave yesterday, the sources said.
They said 3,150 pilgrims left Nunwan Pahalgam base camp early this morning for next halting station at Chandanwari. However, those who had night halt at Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on the traditional route, and other stations also started their journey towards the cave shrine this morning.
Officials said that more than 5,500 pilgrims, including sadhus and women, left Baltal base camp for the holy cave early this morning.
They said till last evening a total of more than 1.12 lakh pilgrims had darshan of the ice-lingam in the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himlayas so far. Majority of pilgrims have since returned to their homes while others extended their stay in Kashmir, visiting tourist spots.
(AGENCIES)
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