622 women, 232 Sadhus, leave for Amarnath Cave Shine in 114 vehicles

Heavy rain, the seventh batch of 3,798 pilgrims left Jammu for the cave of 3.888 meters A shrine in southern Kashmir of the Himalayas, amid a strict security, said a senior official.

The pilgrims, including 622 women and 232 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for 114 hours. On Tuesday, 18,467 pilgrims paid homage to the sanctuary.

Up to now, 54,833 pilgrims have visited the cave sanctuary by taking the 36 km Pahalgam trail in the Anantnag district and the Baltal Ganderbal route since the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of 60 days, June 28, said the official.

With the lot of today, 27,426 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp to travel to the Amarnath shrine. Despite the incessant rains that even posed a threat of sudden floods in the valley, the yatra at the cave sanctuary began as scheduled on June 28 after several hours late but was Frequently disturbed by continuous rainfall, slippery state of the slopes and landslides. 19659004] The 60-day Yatra is scheduled to end on August 26 with the Raksha Bandhan Festival & # 39;