Amarnath Yatra 2025: Lt Guv Manoj Sinha flags off first batch of pilgrims from Jammu
JAMMU, July 2: Amid chants of “Bum Bum Bhole” and “Har Har Mahadev”, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from the Yatri Niwas base camp in Bhagwati Nagar here on Wednesday.
The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine commences today from the Valley via the twin tracks — the traditional 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter (14 kilometres) but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district. The yatra will conclude on August 9.
According to officials, more than 3,31,000 devotees have registered for this year’s yatra so far.
On-the-spot registration of devotees arriving here for the pilgrimage has also started. Nearly 4,000 tokens have been distributed during the past two days, the officials said.
