JAMMU : Amidst tight security, the 14th batch of 2,508 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here.
The batch which included 1,777 men, 494 women and 45 children left in a convoy of 69 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 4:05 AM, police said.
The convoy has already crossed Patnitop on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and is expected to reach destinations at Baltal and Pahalgam base camps by this evening, they said.
With today’s batch, as many as 25,670 pilgrims have so far left from the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath shrine. (AGENCIES)
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