Amarnath Yatra 2023: The first group of pilgrims set off for Amarnath Cave from Baltal base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Saturday to start the annual Amarnath Yatra.
Senior members of the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board and the police, together with Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, Shyambir, flagged off the Yatra at the Baltal base camp.
“Today we are sending off the first batch of passengers from here. I wish everyone a happy journey. Passengers are requested to take advantage of all the facilities available to them. Right now there are around 7,000 to 8,000 passengers. Registration is still going on. Our volunteers are everywhere to help,” Shyambir, Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal said.
The 62-day journey will come to an end on August 31.
From base camp, the pilgrims would go 12 kilometres to the sacred Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, which is located at an elevation of almost 13,000 feet.
For the Amarnath Yatra 2023, the first group of pilgrims arrived at Baltal base camp on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal. At the Kali Mata Temple in Tikri, Udhampur, the district authorities welcomed them.
One of the two routes for the yearly pilgrimage is Baltal, located in the Ganderbal area of central Kashmir; the other is the Pahalgam route, located in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir.
In the early hours of Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led the first group of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims out of the Jammu base camp.
Several “langar” committees began practising on Wednesday, three days before the Yatra, to accommodate the pilgrims.
On the Jammu Srinagar National Highway in the Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, the committees prepared sheds, cooking supplies, and other basic materials. This year, a total of 22 langars have been set up along the NHW-44 in various locations.
On Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited Yatri Niwas in Bhagwati Nagar and examined the preparations made for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims.
On Thursday, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, who also serves as the chairman of the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, assessed the pilgrims’ needs for food and lodging, security, the operation of the Joint Control Room, langer stalls, registration counters, power and water supply, medical facilities, sanitation, transportation, the use of staff members trained in health and sanitation, the installation of portable toilets, fire tenders and emergency services.
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