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Fresh batch of 6,400 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath from Jammu

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, a fresh batch of 6,400 pilgrims left from the Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in Jammu in a cavalcade of 265 vehicles amid tight security early this morning to perform pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath. Yatra is going on smoothly from both Pahalgam and Baltal Routes in Kashmir. AIR reports that, with today's batch, the number of the total pilgrims, who have left for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu, has gone up to 17,100.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, over 7,000 fresh pilgrims from across the country have arrived in Jammu for their onward journey to the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir Valley. They have been lodged in 32 lodging centres and base camps in Jammu after on-the spot registration and supply of tokens. Yatra is going on smoothly.<br />''<br />''Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has also made a provision for online Darshan of the naturally formed ice lingam at the cave on its website.  Meanwhile, four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on their way to the holy cave shrine, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district early this morning. They were shifted to the hospital where their condition is said to be stable. </span><br />

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