Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Since it started on July 3, over 2.75 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 (SANJY-2026) in Kashmir as another batch of 5,335 yatris left Jammu on Tuesday for the Valley.Officials said that during the last 11 days, nearly three lakh Yatris have performed the Yatra.On Monday, 24,259 yatris had darshan inside the holy cave shrine, and another batch of 5,335 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Valley in two escorted convo…
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Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Five pilgrims of the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra were injured on Friday in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district.Officials said on Friday that five Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured, one of them critically, after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on the Udhampur-Chenani stretch of National Highway-44 near Toldi Nallah early in the morning.Officials said the accident involving an Ertiga vehicle bearing registrat…
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Over 1.13 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine during the last five days as another batch of 9,837 yatris left Jammu for Kashmir on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.Reports said over 1.13 lakh Yatris performed the ongoing SANJY-2026 during the last five days since it started on July 3.Official sources said that the 7th batch of 9,837 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu early this morning in two escorted convoys for the two ba…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The seventh batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Wednesday amid an atmosphere of devotion and elaborate security arrangements, as thousands of devotees continued their journey to the holy cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas.Pilgrims expressed satisfaction with the facilities and security arrangements put in place by the authorities, with many describing the pilgrimage as a spiritually fulfilling e…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra, since its inception on July 2, continues to witness an overwhelming response as the total number of pilgrims crossed the 1 lakh mark on Tuesday, in just five days of pilgrimage. The unprecedented turnout of devotees is evident from the rising number of footfalls as the devotees march towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the Southern Himalayas to pay obeisance at the holy cave.According to official figures, the number of pilgrims crossed t…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) Over 85,000 Yatris performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last four days as more than 28,000 people had ‘darshan’ on Monday. Officials said on Tuesday that since the Yatra started on July 3, in the last four days, 85,779 pilgrims performed the Yatra while 28,818 Yatris had ‘darshan’ in one day yesterday.The rush of Yatris is increasing with each passing day. Yesterday, despite heavy rain during the day, Yatris continued their journey from both the tracks to perfo…
Pahalgam, July 6 (IANS) The Shri Amarnath Yatra continued smoothly on Monday as the fifth batch of pilgrims departed from Jammu for Srinagar amid rain and tight security arrangements, while devotees also began their onward journey from the Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam, Kashmir, towards the holy cave shrine.At Pahalgam, pilgrims expressed gratitude and devotion as they began the arduous trek to the holy cave of Amarnath.Speaking to IANS, a devotee said, “…I pray that, by God’s grace, these …
Srinagar, July 6 (IANS) Over 56,000 devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave in the last three days since the Amarnath Yatra (SANJY-2026) started on July 3 in Jammu and Kashmir.Over 24,000 pilgrims from different parts of the country paid obeisance at the holy cave on Sunday, the third day of the Yatra.Reports said that 24,648 pilgrims from the twin tracks of Baltal and Pahalgam-Chandanwari had paid obeisance at the holy cave situated at an altitude of 3880 metres by Sunday evening.It may…
Srinagar, July 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited the South Kashmir Nunwan base camp of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, SANJY-2026, to review arrangements with senior officials.L-G Sinha said on X, “Today, I visited the Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam to review the management of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra with senior officials. The discussions focused on key aspects including movement of pilgrims, security measures, accommodation facilities, registration progress, and o…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Over 12,000 Yatris had ‘Darshan’ inside the Amarnath cave shrine on the first day of the 57-day-long Yatra on Friday, as another batch of over 4,800 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Saturday.Officials said 12,340 Yatris from across the country paid obeisance at the holy cave on Friday. As the Yatris reached holy cave from twin base camps of Baltal and Nunwan, the chants of “Bam Bam Bhole”, “Har Har Mahadev” and “Jai Barfani Baba” rent the air.The weather in the ho…