New Delhi : The yatra to holy Amarnath cave was successfully completed and a record number of more than 5.12 lakh pilgrims visited it, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.
The yatra to the Amarnath cave, located at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas, started on June 29 and ended on August 19.
“The holy Yatra of Shri Amarnathji was successfully completed. This year, the holy pilgrimage lasted for 52 days, a record number of more than 5.12 lakh yatris visited Baba, which is the highest number in the last 12 years,” Shah wrote on ‘X’ in Hindi.
Congratulating all security personnel, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, the Jammu and Kashmir Government and voluntary organisations for making the yatrae a success, the home minister said, “All of you have made a unique contribution in making the pilgrimage of the pilgrims safe and smooth. May Baba keep his blessings on everyone. Jai Baba Barfani!”. The Amarnath yatris travel through two routes — Baltal and Pahalgam — in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, more than 4.5 lakh devotees visited the cave shrine last year.
