Jammu: The number of pilgrims paying obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the Lidder valley of south Kashmir Himalayas crossed the 2 lakh mark on Sunday. “On the 18th day of the yatra 7,214 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave, and cumulatively since the beginning of the pilgrimage, 2,02,705 yatris have had the darshan at the holy cave”, an official spokesman said. More From Livemint »Amid tight security, the 17th batch of 3,603 pilgrims on Sunday left Jammu for the Amarnath cave shrine. This year’s yatra will be eight days shorter than last year’s 48 days. Situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of the Lidder valley, the Amarnath cave shrine is 46 km from Pahalgam and 14 km from Baltal.

Source: Mint July 17, 2017 03:00 UTC