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IN PHOTOS | Second batch of 5,200 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

Updated On: 03 July, 2025 12:44 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Amid tight security, the second batch of more than 5,200 pilgrims left the base camp on Thursday for the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, reported PTI. (Pics/ PTI)

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The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a cavalcade of 168 vehicles escorted by security police and central paramilitary forces. Pic/ PTI
The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a cavalcade of 168 vehicles escorted by security police and central paramilitary forces. Pic/ PTI
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The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine commenced on Thursday via the twin tracks, the traditional 48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district

The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine commenced on Thursday via the twin tracks, the traditional 48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district

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The yatra will conclude on August 9

The yatra will conclude on August 9

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The number of pilgrims who have left for the shrine from the Jammu base camp has reached 11,138

The number of pilgrims who have left for the shrine from the Jammu base camp has reached 11,138

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The second batch of pilgrims includes 4,074 men, 786 women, and 19 children

The second batch of pilgrims includes 4,074 men, 786 women, and 19 children

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A group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine said they were not deterred by the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead

A group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine said they were not deterred by the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Wednesday

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Wednesday

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