217 pilgrims leave for Amarnath from Jammu

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Aug 04 2013 | 12:20 PM IST
A batch of 217 pilgrims today left the Jammu base camp for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir.
A convoy of eight vehicles carrying the 38th batch of 217 devotees left the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar around 4:40 AM to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine, police said.
The batch, comprising 135 men, 31 women and a child, besides 74 sadhus, was on its way to twin base camps of Pahalagam and Baltal, they added.
With today's batch, a total of 50,983 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.
Meanwhile, a batch of 288 pilgrims left in nine vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu city for the Buddha Amarnath Yatra.
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First Published: Aug 04 2013 | 12:20 PM IST

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