A fresh batch of pilgrims left Baltal and Nunwan Pahlgam base camps early this morning for holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where 29,182 had paid obeisance and darshan of the self-made Ice-Shivlingam till last evening since the commencement of the annual yatra from June 29.
2799 pilgrims left Jammu for base camps in Kashmir this morning.
A yatra official said that over 5000 pilgrims, including women and sadhus left Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps for the holy cave early this morning.
The yatris had arrived here yesterday after remaining stranded at Bagwati Nagar base camp, Jammu, following a closure of the highway, connecting Kashmir with rest of the country, due to landslides on June 30.