Over one lakh pilgrims visited Amarnath cave in first ten days

Srinagar: With the weather improving, the holy pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra has fully resumed through both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes in the Kashmir Valley after remaining suspended for the last three days. Nearly 16,000 pilgrims were allowed to move towards the Amarnath cave shrine from the Baltal base camp on Monday after a three-day halt due to bad weather, while it was resumed yesterday from the Pahalgam axis, an official said.

Around 16,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave of Amarnath this morning, taking the total number of pilgrims who have visited since the start of the 62-day Amarnath Yatra on July 1, to over one lakh.

Kashmir’s Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said, “We are breaking all records of development and this time in 7 days we have crossed the figure of one lakh pilgrims.” All this is the gift of Baba Amarnath. The weather, the pilgrims and the local people all worked together to make the yatra go smoothly.

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Devotees coming on Amarnath Yatra are saying with full devotion that whatever happens, they will continue their journey. A large number of pilgrims are waiting in Srinagar and were today allowed access only to the base camps where they can start the journey from both the routes.

“I have come from Kathua and am here in Srinagar for the last two days. We were told to wait till the weather clears up and today I am going to Dumail to start my journey. I hope I can make my journey. I don’t care how long I have to wait but I will keep going for darshan. I will pray to God that the rain that is falling all over India stops and people stay safe.” said Abhishek Sharma, a pilgrim.

The number of pilgrims coming for Amarnath Yatra is increasing every day. Thousands of pilgrims are visiting the holy cave and officials believe that if the number continues at this pace, this year the number may cross 5 lakh. For the first time the Amarnath Yatra will be for 62 days.

“I think it all works on many factors, it depends on the weather, also on the size of the lingam, and generally we are also thinking that this year it will cross 5 lakhs and we have There are two seasons this year and since everything is fine on our side, we are hoping for the best.” Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said.

Although travel has been restored in the Kashmir Valley, the national highway is still closed due to massive landslides in some areas. Thousands of pilgrims have been stopped at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu. The government is working on the restoration of the National Highway so that the pilgrims stranded in Jammu can reach the Kashmir Valley for the pilgrimage.