Over 6000 Pilgrims Offer Prayers…
Jammu and Kashmir: On Monday, 10 July 2023, a batch of 6,491 pilgrims performed darshan at Amarnath holy cave, as the weather improved on Sunday.
Earlier, the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on the Pahalgam route following an improvement in weather conditions, officials said.
The Yatra on the other route, Baltal, is not resumed till now.
The Yatra was on hold since Friday due to bad weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.
At least 67,566 Yatris visited the Amarnath cave since the beginning of the Yatra on July 1.
About 18,354 pilgrims on July 5 left for the Amarnath cave shrine both from the Baltal base camp and Nunwan base camp performed the darshan.
"These include 12483 males, 5146 females, 457 children, 266 sadhus, and 2 sadhvis," an official statement said.
The official spokesperson said; pilgrims are being helped during their entire journey by state agencies and civil departments by making all the essentials and facilities available to devotees.
Under the supervision of camp directors, the facilities are extended to yatris including Langers, health facilities, assistance by service providers including poniwallaa, pithuwalas, dandiwalas, sanitation, and many other assistance, the statement said.
The 62-day-long Shri Amarnath Yatra will culminate on August 31, 2023.
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