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The 38-day annual Amarnath pilgrimage will commence on 3 July and culminate on 9 August on Raksha Bandhan. The pilgrimage will set off from two routes – the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and Baltal in the Ganderbal district – simultaneously.
The holy silver mace of Swami Amarnath Ji will be led by its custodian Mahant Deependra Giri, who is the Mahant of the Chhari-Mubarak Swami Amarnath.
The Lt Governor interacted with the pilgrims, and enquired about their pilgrimage experience.
Over 1.82 lakh pilgrims had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the last nine days as another batch of 5,803 yatris left for Kashmir on Monday.
Chinook helicopters were carrying the equipment from Sonamarg to the 11,500 ft high Panchtarni that is en route the cave shrine.
On the occasion, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured best possible arrangements for the comfort and well-being of pilgrims by the J&K government.
The Chir Pine tree species that is found in Uttarakhand has resin rich needle leaves which are highly inflammable and prone to forest fire.
The cloudburst was reported by locals at 2.45 am on Saturday in Sarkhet village in Raipur block. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rushed to the spot after getting information.
Only nine days are left for the culmination of the 43-day pilgrimage on 11 August, but hardly 2.85 lakh pilgrims against the target of 8 lakh have so far visited the cave shrine.
