Over 5,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath cave

Over 5,000 yatris paid obeisance today at the Amarnath cave shrine raising the number of pilgrims visiting the ice lingam of Lord Shiva to 1.87 lakh.
"On the 19th day of Amarnathji yatra, 5,135 yatris paid obeisance at the holy cave today. Till date 1,87,903 pilgrims had the darshan at the cave", an official spokesman said.
Meanwhile, a fresh batch of 1,000 pilgrims today left for twin base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam of the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir himalayas amid tight security.
"731 men, 219 women and 50 Sadhus left in a cavalcade of 29 vehicles from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the two base camps in Kashmir this morning," Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said.

Until now, the pilgrimage has been suspended for three times following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in the Kashmir Valley on July 8.
It was initially suspended on July 9 and resumed on July 11 amid tight security. It was again stopped on July 14 and restarted on July 16. Yesterday also, it was suspended for a day.