Fresh batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Jammu, Jul 17:Amid tight security, a fresh batch of 2,655 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.



The pilgrims comprising 1,832 men, 586 women, 36 children and 201 ‘sadhus' left in a cavalcade of 85 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at around 0500 hours for Amarnath.

With today's batch, as many as 78,650 pilgrims have left Jammu for their onward journey to the Amarnath cave shrine.

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