Jammu: A batch of 123 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas, amid tight security.
As many as 3,43,131 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave of Lord Shiva till yesterday.
The batch comprising 65 men, six women, one child and 51 sadhus left in three vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 4.45 am, a police official said.
Amid tight security arrangements provided by CRPF, the pilgrims would reach their twin base camps at Pahalgam and Baltal by this evening, he said.
With today's batch, as many as 48,222 pilgrims have so far left from the Jammu base camp for the shrine.
As many as 3,43,131 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave of Lord Shiva till yesterday.
The batch comprising 65 men, six women, one child and 51 sadhus left in three vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 4.45 am, a police official said.
With today's batch, as many as 48,222 pilgrims have so far left from the Jammu base camp for the shrine.
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