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12th batch of pilgrims leaves for Amaranath from Jammu

Jammu, Jul 8: The 12th batch of over 2,000 pilgrims has left Jammu base camp for their onward journey to the cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji in south Kashmir.A convoy of 71 vehicles carrying 2,119

12th batch of pilgrims leaves for amaranath from jammu

PTI July 08, 2013 13:31 IST

Jammu, Jul 8: The 12th batch of over 2,000 pilgrims has left Jammu base camp for their onward journey to the cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji in south Kashmir.

A convoy of 71 vehicles carrying 2,119 devotees left the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar at around 4:55 AM towards Kashmir, police said.

The batch comprises 1,547 men, 434 women and 40 children, apart from 98 sadhus, they added.

With today's batch, a total of 27,477 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for the pilgrimage so far.

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