Amarnath Yatra: Nearly 3 Lakh Yatris Holy Cave In 15 Days

Srinagar : In the first fifteen days of the Amarnath Yatra, nearly 3 lakh yatris have visited the holy cave in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said.
An official said that a total of 294,983 yatris from across the nation and globally have visited the holy cave since the start of the 52-day yatra on June 29. Just on Saturday 14,255 yatris completed the yatra, he said.
The 16th batch of 4,669 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas early Saturday morning, heading towards the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam and Baltal-Sonamarg. The yatris departed the base camp in a convoy of 183 vehicles early this morning. The batch included 3,418 men, 1,130 women, 23 children, 96 sadhus, and two sadhvis.
Of these, 1,630 yatris left for the Baltal base camp at 3:05 am and 3,039 for the Pahalgam base camp at 4:00 am, from where they will proceed further to the holy cave, the official said, adding that all these yatris reached their respective base camps by this evening and will leave for darshan early Sunday morning.
The 52-day yatra will culminate on Shravan Purnima, which falls on August 19, coinciding with the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan