Srinagar: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited the Amarnath Cave Shrine in Anantnag district of south Kashmir to take part in the traditional Puja and 'Darshan'.
Singh was accompanied by Governor NN Vohra who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual yatra which started this year on Saturday.
Rajnath Singh and Vohra participated in the special Puja inside the shrine to herald the beginning of this year's 48-day long yatra. Both of them prayed for peace and development in the country.
"Feeling extremely blessed after visiting the Holy Cave at Amarnathji this morning (Saturday). Jai Baba Bholenath!," he tweeted after visiting the shrine.
Later, the Home Minister paid obeisance at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar. State Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar accompanied him during his visit to the Hazratbal Shrine situated on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar city.
Singh had yesterday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir at a meeting which was attended by Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti besides other senior officials, central intelligence and security force agencies.
Rajnath Singh is scheduled to fly back to New Delhi today afternoon.
