The largest batch of pilgrims so far this year, comprising 8,815 devotees, including 31 foreign nationals, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Tuesday for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir amid tight security. (Pics/PTI)

Security has been intensified across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2026, which begins on July 3. BSF, Jammu and Kashmir Police and other agencies have conducted security reviews and mock drills, while devotees gather at transit camps and registration centres for the 57-day pilgrimage (Pics/PTI)