INDIA

Amarnath Yatra: 28,000 Devotees Visit Shrine in Two Days, Security Tightened

TDN

In two days, about 28 thousand addicts have paid obeisance before Baba. The sound of the lemon is being heard from Baltal to the holy delve. Addicts from each over the country are coming to visit Amarnath. As numerous as 14,717 addicts flocked the holy delve sanctum for the alternate day on Sunday. So far, about 28 thousand addicts have visited Baba in two days.

The alternate batch left from Pahalgam and Baltal on Sunday. The rainfall is also supporting the addicts. The third batch of 6,619 pilgrims left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu beforehand on Sunday. As numerous as 2,781 pilgrims will travel through the Baltal route and 3,838 through the Pahalgam route. As numerous as 2,106 men, 508 women, 11 children, 115 sadhus and 41 sadhvis travelled through the Baltal route in 309 small and big vehicles.

The pilgrims included 3,037 men, 633 women, seven children, 126 sadhus and 35 sadhvis. Addicts were ate by locals and langar panels at colorful points along the yatra route. With the launch of the yatra, the thunderstorm has also come active in Jammu and Kashmir. This has brought some relief to the passengers. Heavy rains are being in numerous corridor of the state.

According to the Meteorological Center Srinagar, the thunderstorm exertion will increase with the morning of July. At the same time, the immediate enrollment process is underway for the addicts arriving in Jammu. Addicts queued up on the roads at Saraswati Dham near Jammu road station since late last night to get commemoratives for immediate enrollment .

Amid tight security, the alternate batch left from Pantha Chowk, the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra, on Sunday amid cheers of 'Bam- Bam Bhole'. The passengers were enthusiastic. Rajesh Gupta, who arrived from Delhi, said this is his alternate visit and he's veritably agitated. The administration has made all arrangements for the passengers. Krishna Kumar, who's on his 25th visit, also expressed happiness.

He said that he'd come to Kovid by copter. Now the arrangement of transport and camp is relatively good then. The Indian Army is supporting the passengers, making their trip easier. Ajay Khajuria, who came from Jammu, said he was going to Baltal. The security arrangements are veritably good and he's happy about it.