Srinagar: Olympic medalist and Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal is on pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir himalayas and likely to pay obeisance there.
The badminton star who reached Sonamarg on Tuesday shared her photographs from the picturesque spot in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Looking energetic, happy and graceful, Saina shared her photographs on social media twitter and Facebook from Sonamarg.
“Ready for the Amarnath”, Saina wrote on her Facebook, sharing some photographs wearing a blue feather jacket and warm headgear at Sonamarg.
The former world no 1, Saina has also shared a photograph on twitter with her mother posing along with Indian Army soldiers somewhere on the Amarnath route.
Saina, who has 24 international titles in her kitty, is likely to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath situated at a height of 13,000 ft (3882 m) above sea level in Kashmir himalayas.
However, officials have no information about her arrival. “We have also seen her photographs on social media, an official told UNI”.
It was not clear whether the badminton star had darshan at the cave shrine of Amarnath, he added.
UNI
