SRINAGAR: Despite rain last night, pilgrimage was going on smoothly to holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 3.40 lakh have darshan of the self-made Ice-Shivlingam since the commencement of the 45-day-long yatra from June 28.
There was rain last night but the weather is pleasent today and pilgrimage was going on smoothly, a yatra official said. They said that fresh batches of pilgrims, including women and sadhus left Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps for the holy cave early this morning.
Pilgrims, who left Baltal will reach the cave shrine this afternoon, they said, adding that majority of them will start return journey after the darshan at the shrine. However, those, who had night halt after darshan till last evening, have also started their return journey to base camp this morning. However, pilgrims, who left Nunwan Pahalgam base camp this morning, will have night halt at Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on the traditional route. They said pilgrims, who had night halt at different halting stations on traditional route, also started their journey towards the cave shrine.
However, those pilgrims who had reached Panjterni till last evening, reached the cave shrine this morning and paid obeisance. A yatra official said 4,974 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Holy Cave yesterday.
With this, including those who had paid obeisance today, 3.40 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Holy Cave since the commencement of the annual Yatra.
(AGENCIES)
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