A fresh batch of 6,225 pilgrims left the base camp here on Tuesday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.Â
The pilgrims left in a convoy of 217 vehicles amid tight security. While 3,714 pilgrims, headed for Pahalgam, left in a convoy of 131 vehicles for the valley, another convoy of 86 vehicles carrying 2,511 pilgrims left for the Baltal base camp.
With this, a total of 99,738 Â pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for the valley since June 30 when the first batch of devotees began the yatra. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,888-metre-high cave shrine commenced from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district on July 1. Â Â
Over 2.30 lakh devotees have paid obeisance so far. The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 31.
