More than 22,000 pilgrims paid homage at the sacred cave shrine of Amarnath in southern India. cashmere Heavy rains were recorded in the Himalayas on Tuesday, officials here said.
With this, the total number of pilgrims who have visited the shrine in the first four days of the annual Amarnath Yatra has crossed 74,000.
“A total of 22,715 pilgrims had darshan of the ice lingam at Amarnath cave on Tuesday,” officials said.
Among them, 16,973 male pilgrims, 3,775 female pilgrims, 315 sadhus and six sadhvis. Over 1,227 security personnel and 419 children also participated in the pilgrimage, they said.
The total number of pilgrims who have visited the rock shrine in the first four days now stands at 74,696, according to officials.
He Amarnath Yatra It started on Saturday from twin tracks – the traditional 48km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the shorter but steeper 14km Baltal route in Ganderbal.
The 52-day pilgrimage will conclude on August 19.
More than 450,000 pilgrims paid homage at the cave shrine last year.
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