Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath Shrine in a week

The 57-day annual pilgrimage began on July 3 and is scheduled to conclude on August 28. Devotees are trekking to the 3,880-metre-high Himalayan shrine via the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the shorter 14-km Baltal route.