A batch of 984 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar camp in Jammu on Wednesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir. The pilgrims are on their way to the 3,880-meter-high Amarnath cave shrine.
Over 4 lakh devotees have already paid obeisance at the shrine since the beginning of the 62-day-long annual pilgrimage on July 1. The yatra will conclude on August 31.
Of the 984 pilgrims in this batch, 498 are taking the traditional 48-kilometer Pahalgam track, while 486 are taking the 14-kilometer Baltal route.
With this, over 1.41 lakh pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for the valley.
The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 31.
