All bottled drinks, halwai, fried food and tobacco products are prohibited.
Post Date – 12:12 PM, Tuesday – July 23rd 25th
Srinagar: More than 13,000 people performed the Amarnath Yatra on the 24th and another batch of 3,025 Yatris left Jammu for Kashmir on Tuesday.
More than 13,000 pilgrims performed darshan at the holy cave on the 24th day of Hajj on Monday, while another group of 3,025 pilgrims left Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escort convoy today for the valley.
“Of the 3,025 pilgrims, 2,272 men, 696 women, four children, 48 Sadhus and five Sadwis. “364,000 people have participated in Amarnath Yatra this year since it began on July 1,” the officials said.
During this year’s Amarnath Yatra, 36 pilgrims have died so far. Yatris can approach the Himalayan cave shrine from the traditional South Kashmiri Pahalgam route (43 km uphill from Pahalgam base camp) or from North Kashmir’s Baltal base camp (including 13 km uphill).
Tourists using the traditional Pahalgam route need 3-4 days to reach the cave shrine, while those using the Baltal route can return to the base camp on the same day after performing darshan in the cave shrine at an altitude of 3888 meters.
Yatris also offers helicopter services on both routes. Inside the cave temple is an ice stalagmite structure believed by devotees to symbolize the mythical power of Lord Shiva.
The ice stalagmite structure changes with the phases of the moon. This year’s 62-day Amarnath Yatra began on July 1 and will end on August 31 to coincide with the Shravan Purnima festival.
To protect pilgrims from altitude sickness, authorities banned all junk food from free community kitchens called “Langars” set up along the pilgrimage route.
Prohibited items include all bottled drinks, halwai items, fried food and tobacco products.
