JAMMU: A fresh batch of 3178 pilgrims on Monday left for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here.
Prepare for the greatest experience after eating a nutritious breakfast.
You will travel over some of the highest passes in the world on your adventure, and you will be greeted by ever-changing vistas of the desolate landscape.
Stop at the café on Khardung-La Pass, the highest all-season motorable road in the world, and take in the scenery; you'll feel as though you're on top of the world.
Upon leaving Khardung-la, the terrain changes to a white sand desert as you approach the Nubra Valley, which is home to the Nubra Sand Dunes.
Visit the Diskit Monastery, the oldest and biggest monastery in Ladakh, which also contains a sizable Buddha statue, if time permits.
The fleet of 128 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel.
For Pahalgam route, 1242 males, 261 females, four children, 128 sadhus left the base camp in 58 vehicles and for Baltal, 991 male, 514 females and 39 children left in 70 vehicles including buses and LMVs.
The first batch was flagged off from here on June 29 by the Advisor to Governor K K Sharma.
Multi-tier security arrangements have been made for smooth and successful conduct of 46-day long Yatra concluding on August 15 on the occasion of Sharavan Purnima (Rakshabandhan
