Srinagar, Jul 29 (KNO): As many as 4,41,577 pilgrims have performed darshan at the holy Amarnath cave shrine since the commencement of the annual pilgrimage on July 3, with 6,165 devotees paying obeisance at the holy cave shrine on Wednesday.
According to details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) pilgrims who paid obeisance on Wednesday included 4,098 men, 1,620 women, 143 children, 67 sadhus, seven sadhvis and 230 security personnel.
Meanwhile, a fresh batch of 2,051 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu early Wednesday for the Baltal base camp under tight security arrangements.
Officials said the 22nd batch departed at 2:45 a.m. in a convoy of 82 vehicles comprising 48 buses, eight medium motor vehicles (MMVs), 25 light motor vehicles (LMVs) and one two-wheeler.
The batch included 1,570 male pilgrims, 369 women, two children, 58 sadhus, 21 sadhvis, one sadhu child and 30 foreign nationals, including 14 men and 16 women. No convoy was scheduled for the Pahalgam route as the pilgrims are travelling only through the Baltal axis.
With the latest batch, a total of 1,32,406 pilgrims have departed from the Jammu base camp for the holy cave shrine during this year's Yatra, officials added.
The 57-day annual Amarnath Yatra, which commenced on July 3, is scheduled to conclude on August 28, coinciding with the festival of Raksha Bandhan—(KNO)