Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The ongoing Amarnath Yatra has been proceeding peacefully since it started on June 29 as another batch of 2,907 pilgrims left Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the Valley on July 24 morning in two escorted convoys.
“First escorted convoy carrying 1,134 Yatris in 41 vehicles left for north Kashmir Baltal base camp while the second escorted convoy carrying 1,773 Yatris in 62 vehicles left for south Kashmir Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp. Both convoys left Jammu at 4.40 A.M. today”, officials said.
The cave shrine houses an ice stalagmite structure hat wanes and waxes with the phases of the moon. Devotees believe that this ice stalagmite symbolises mythical powers of Lord Shiva. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 metres above the sea-level in Kashmir Himalayas.
Devotees approach the cave shrine either from the traditional south Kashmir Pahalgam route or the north Kashmir Baltal route.
