Amarnath Yatra: The Amarnath Yatra broke final 12 months’s report by crossing the 74,000 mark within the first 4 days. Within the first 4 days of the annual Shri Amarnath Yatra, 74,696 pilgrims from completely different elements of the nation paid obeisance on the holy cave of Lord Shiva.
Yesterday, 22,715 pilgrims paid obeisance to the naturally shaped Shiv Lingam on the holy Amarnath cave. The entire variety of pilgrims who’ve visited the holy mountain cave shrine within the deep Himalayas through the first 4 days for the reason that yatra began has reached 74,696.
Stringent safety preparations and large-scale amenities have been put in place for the graceful conduct of the Yatra. Round a lakh safety personnel from the police, Central Reserve Police Drive, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and different paramilitary forces have been deployed from the Jammu base camp to the Kashmir base camps.
The seventh batch of greater than 5,000 pilgrims, which left from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu immediately, will begin their foot pilgrimage tomorrow from each camps, together with 1000’s of others who’ve already reached Srinagar with immediately’s registration for the Amarnath Cave Shrine.
The 52-day lengthy Amarnath Ji Yatra will conclude on the 19th of August this 12 months on the auspicious event of Shravan Poornima, which additionally coincides with the competition of Raksha Bandhan. Greater than 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance on the cave shrine final 12 months.