A fresh batch of 9,837 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, amid tight security on Wednesday, officials said. With this, a total of 44,666 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for Kashmir since the yatra commenced on July 2.Over 1.13 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine during the last five days .
While 4,480 pilgrims left for the Baltal base camp in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district in 173 vehicles, 5,354 pilgrims proceeded towards the traditional Pahalgam route in south Kashmir's Anantnag district in 188 vehicles, amid chants of " Bam Bam Bhole", "Har Har Mahadev" and "Jai Barfani Baba Ki", according to the officials.
Reports suggest over 1.13 lakh Yatris performed the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 during the last five days since it started on July 3. Seventh batch of 9,837 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu early this morning in two escorted convoys for the two base camps of Baltal and Nunwan.
“Baltal convoy, carrying 4,480 pilgrims in 173 vehicles, left at 4.20 a.m. while the Pahalgam convoy carrying 5,357 pilgrims left in 188 vehicles at 4:54 a.m. A total of 361 vehicles, including 200 buses, 58 medium motor vehicles (MMVs), and 103 light motor vehicles (LMVs), were deployed for the day’s pilgrimage. These Yatris include 6,684 men, 2,730 women, 21 children, 320 sadhus, 80 sadhvis, and two transgender devotees,” officials said.
Those pilgrims who had darshan on Tuesday had started returning to the Baltal base camp that same evening. Yatris using the Pahalgam route to perform the Yatra also mostly return through the Baltal route as it takes just a few hours to reach Baltal from the cave shrine.
Authorities have decided not to allow unregistered pilgrims to gather at the two base camps, and for this reason, strict measures have been taken to ensure that such yatris are stopped at multiple points along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to check their status.This year’s Amarnath Yatra will conclude on August 28, coinciding with Shravan Purnima and Raksha Bandhan festivals.
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