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Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu Jammu:
A fresh batch of pilgrims left for Amarnath cave shrine on Friday, three days
after the yatra remained suspended due to inclement weather. Today’s batch comprising
1,139 pilgrims, including 619 women and 102 children, left in a fleet of 54 vehicles
from the base camp at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu around 5 a.m. According to sources,
the cavalcade of vehicles was escorted by security personnel. They had crossed
Batote and were expected to reach Baltal by evening. Currently, the authorities
were allowed to visit the shrine through Baltal route, as the other route from
Pahalgam has not yet been fully cleared of snow. Since the yatra started on June
15, only one batch of 900 devotees has left from the base camp at Jammu. The Jammu
and Kashmir Government and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has set up three
base camps at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu, Nunwan in Pahalgam and Baltal for providing
food and lodging facilities to pilgrims. Located in Jammu and Kashmir, the Amarnath
caves shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Last year, over 450,000 pilgrims visited
the cave. The two month long pilgrimage will conclude on August 5.
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