{"id":19051,"date":"2024-06-29T06:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T06:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=19051"},"modified":"2024-06-29T06:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T06:21:15","slug":"amarnath-yatra-pilgrims-leave-twin-base-camps-for-shrine-second-batch-starts-journey-from-jammu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/amarnath-yatra-pilgrims-leave-twin-base-camps-for-shrine-second-batch-starts-journey-from-jammu\/","title":{"rendered":"Amarnath Yatra | Pilgrims Leave Twin Base Camps For Shrine, Second Batch Starts Journey From Jammu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar\/Jammu, Jun 29: The annual <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/shri-amarnath-ji-yatra-2024-lt-governor-flags-off-the-first-batch-of-shri-amarnath-ji-pilgrims\/\">Amarnath Yatra began<\/a> on Saturday as the first batch of pilgrims left the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan to start their journey to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The yatra started early morning from the twin tracks \u2014 the traditional 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14-kilometre shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal.<br \/>\nThe officials said the pilgrims on the twin routes were flagged off by the respective deputy commissioners along with senior police and civil administration officials.<br \/>\nLt Governor Manoj Sinha had flagged off the first batch of 4,603 pilgrims from the Yatri Niwas base camp in Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu on Friday.<br \/>\nThe pilgrims reached the Kashmir Valley in the afternoon and received a rousing welcome from the administration and locals.<br \/>\nThey will pay obeisance at the cave shrine, which houses the naturally ice-lingam formation.<br \/>\nStringent security arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of the yatra.<br \/>\nThousands of security personnel from the police, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and other paramilitary forces have been deployed to ensure security. Aerial surveillance will also be carried out.<br \/>\nThe 52-day pilgrimage will conclude on August 19.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the second batch of 1,881 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp amid tight security on Saturday, officials said.<br \/>\nThe second batch, which included 427 women and 294 seers, left in 200 vehicles in two separate convoys escorted by security forces, the officials said.<br \/>\nWhile the first convoy carrying 1,069 devotees to Baltal left at 4 am, the second with 812 pilgrims started its journey to Pahalgam 30 minutes later.<br \/>\nMore than 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid their obeisance at the cave shrine last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19052\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19052\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-29-at-11.46.14-AM-300x158.png\" alt=\"Amarnath Yatra | Pilgrims Leave Twin Base Camps For Shrine, Second Batch Starts Journey From Jammu\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amarnath Yatra | Pilgrims Leave Twin Base Camps For Shrine, Second Batch Starts Journey From Jammu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar\/Jammu, Jun 29: The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday as the first batch of pilgrims left the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan to start their journey to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. 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