Srinagar: Over 2.19 lakh have carried out the continued Amarnath Yatra over the last 21 days after it began on June 30 whereas one other batch of 4,703 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Thursday. Officers of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) stated that for the reason that Yatra began to this point, 2,19,755 pilgrims have carried out the Yatra.
“Yesterday, 11,434 pilgrims had `darshan` on the holy cave. One other batch of 4,703 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Valley at this time in two escorted convoys”, the officers stated. Of those, 2001 are going to Baltal whereas 2,702 are going to Pahalgam base camp. These utilizing the shorter Baltal route need to trek 14 km to succeed in the cave shrine. They return to the bottom camp the identical day after having darshan.
These utilizing the standard Pahalgam route need to trek 48 km for 4 days to succeed in the cave shrine.
Helicopter providers can be found for the Yatris on each routes. An area tent proprietor died of pure causes on Wednesday at Panchtarni alongside the Pahalgam route and the quantity of people that died of pure causes throughout this 12 months`s Yatra rose to 35.
A complete of 16 individuals have been killed on July 8 within the flash flood close to the cave shrine. Located 3888 meters above sea degree in Kashmir Himalayas, the cave shrine homes an ice stalagmite construction that wanes and waxes with the phases of the moon.
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Devotees consider that the ice stalagmite construction symbolizes the legendary powers of Lord Shiva. Amarnath Yatra 2022 began on June 30 and can conclude after 43 days on August 11 on Shravan Purnima coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan pageant.