Amarnath Yatra resumes after three days
The Amarnath Yatra resumed after remaining suspended for three days. The 548 pilgrims were stuck as the pilgrimage was temporarily suspended on account of security concerns leading up to the Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan and India on August 14 and 15. The yatra was suspended from Bagwatinagar base camp in Jammu due to heavy rains and bad weather conditions resulting in closure of the highway. No pilgrim was allowed to proceed towards the shrine from Jammu. The 60-day annual yatra commenced from the twin tracks on June 28 and is scheduled to conclude on August 26 coinciding with ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival. On Monday, 657 pilgrims paid obeisance at the shrine and till date 2,79,535 pilgrims have visited the holy cave. The number of pilgrims undertaking the yatra has marked a sharp dip over the past fortnight owing to the early melting of the naturally formed ice-Shivlingam at the sanctum sanctorum. -PTC News
