Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

July 05, 2012 10:51

Amid landslides, a fresh batch of 4,775 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir. The pilgrims comprising 3,436 men, 1,097 women, 95
children and 147 'sadhus' left in a cavalcade of 149 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at around 0500 hours for Amarnath. With today's batch, as many as 40,180 pilgrims have left Jammu for their onward journey to the cave shrine of Amarnath.

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