10th batch of over 7,800 pilgrims leave Jammu for Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JULY 12: On Wednesday 9155 Amarnath devotees paid obeisance at the Holy Cave taking total to 1,46,508 Yatris who performed Darshan since July 01.
Among the Yatris who visited Shri Amarnathji Cave today were 6995 men, 1918 women, 122 children and120 Sadhus.
Thousands of Amarnath Yatris traverse mountainous routes along Pahalgam and Baltal axis with much fervor to perform Darshan at Holy Cave. To make this religious pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatris a memorable & life time experience, around 30 government departments are providing their services relentlessly. The officers and officials are making strenuous efforts to extend essential services & basic amenities at every destination to pilgrims.
Every pilgrim who visited Amarnath Cave express satisfaction and pleasure about the wide range of arrangements put in place for their convenience.
Due to this reason and belief, Shri Amarnathji Yatra has gone global captivating devotees including NRIs and citizens of different countries.
Two foreign nationals from California, United States (US) also fulfilled their 40-year-old dream by undertaking the holy pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra. They were inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekanandas idea of spirituality. After visiting here, they expressed joy and happiness and stated it was a dream come true.
“There is a particular kind of peace that prevails in these mountains. We hope this kind of peace can prevail everywhere,” said one of them.
The pilgrims coming from different countries become ambassadors of hospitality, peace and spread message of spirituality in their nations.
Pertinently, a couple of days ago, 33 yatris from Nepal had also come to pay Darshan at Shri Amarnathji Cave. On their way, they were facilitated and warmly welcomed by administration.
Meanwhile, the 10th batch of over 7,800 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left the Jammu Base Camp in the early hours on Wednesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security arrangements, officials said.
The yatra resumed from the Jammu base camp on July 11 afternoon after remaining suspended for three days in view of the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for repairs in the Ramban section.
A total of 1,37,353 pilgrims have visited the Amarnath shrine since July 1, the officials said.
The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,888-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district on July 1. The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 31.
A total of 7,805 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Valley in a convoy of 339 vehicles around 3:15 a.m., the officials said.
They said 4,677 pilgrims are headed for Pahalgam in a convoy of 207 vehicles and 3,128 pilgrims left for the Baltal base camp in a convoy of 132 vehicles.
With this, 56,303 pilgrims have now departed the Jammu base camp for the Valley since June 30, when the first batch began the yatra.
“We are happy that our prayers were heard by Lord Shiva who facilitated our pilgrimage to his abode,” Sunita Devi of Assam said. She was with a group of 23 people stranded in Jammu for the last seven days.
Expressing happiness and appreciation that the administration reconstructed within hours the road damaged due to floods triggered by heavy, she said “they have fulfilled my wish of visiting Barfani Baba”.
The incessant rains on July 8 and July 9 caused unprecedented damage to the highway, especially a stretch in Ramban district, forcing its closure.
