Fresh batch of 7,200 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
JAMMU, Jul 6 (PTI): Amid incessant rains, a fresh batch of over 7,200 pilgrims left the base camp here early Sunday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.
The 38-day annual pilgrimage, which started on July 3, crossed the 50,000 mark on Sunday.
The fifth batch of 7,208 pilgrims, including 1,587 women and 30 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in two separate convoys amid tight security arrangements between 3.35 am and 4.15 am, the officials said.
