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J&K: 11,295 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, 11,295 pilgrims drawn from various parts of the country yesterday paid their obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji situated at an altitude of 3,880 metres above the sea level in snow bound Himalayas in South Kashmir.<br />''With this, the total number of pilgrims who have performed the Darshan in the holy cave since the annual Yatra of Shri Amarnath Ji started on 30th of June this year, has touched over two lakhs and thirty seven thousand mark by 11 A.M. today.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a fresh batch of 2,090 Yatris including 440 women and 45 children have started their onward journey from Pahalgam Nunwan Base Camp towards Chandanwari in wee hours today. Yatra has simultaneously also started from all the other Transit Camps including Sheshnaag, Mahagunus Top and Panjtharni towards the holy cave. More than 1,500 Yatris also left Base Camp in Baltal towards the holy cave up to 7 A.M.<br />''<br />''Earlier in the early hours today, 4,703 Yatris have also moved towards Kashmir Valley from Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in Jammu in a cavalcade of 156 vehicles amid tight security cover in the wee hours today. The convoy has, however, been temporarily stopped at Chanderkoot in Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway since the road was got blocked due to shooting of stones at Cafeteria Mode near Ramban.<br />''<br />''The 43-day long Shri Amarnathji Yatra will culminate on Shravan Purnima coinciding with Raksha Bandhan festival falling on 11th of August  this year.</span><br />

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