Amarnath Yatra 2023: Over 4.28 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Amarnath Yatra so far this year, surpassing the last year's total with nearly three weeks still to go before the pilgrimage ends, an official said.
The Uttarakhand government on Sunday closed fresh registration of pilgrims for Kedarnath till April 30 due to a bad weather forecast.
The Uttarakhand govt, on May 11, announced its decision to increase the number of pilgrims by 1,000 each to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
The tour will be completed in 17 days. 1st halt of this train will be Ayodhya where tourist will visit Shri Ram Janmbhumi temple and Hanuman temple and additionally Bharat Mandir at Nandigram.
At least 25 pilgrims from Gujarat on Thursday were injured when the bus in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding truck near the Purkai bypass on the Delhi-Haridwar national highway.
A 29-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on his way to the Lord Ayyappa temple here for darshan, died due to suspected heart attack on Tuesday morning.
Over 50 Hindu pilgrims, including women, arrived here on Sunday from India to attend the religious festivities in Sindh province of Pakistan.
Making the demand in Lok Sabha, Lalwani also urged the government to take up the issue of waiving fees for pilgrims visiting the shrine while noting that Pakistanis visiting religious places like the Sufi shrine in Ajmer are not required to pay extra fees.
District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav has ordered that no vehicle carrying Amarnath pilgrims will be allowed via Mughal road and warned stern action against defaulters.
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC), two days ago, passed a proposal for a complete ban on alcohol and non-vegetarian food in a 250-metre periphery near temples and heritage sites in this ancient pilgrim town, a top official said.
Amid tight security, a total of 2,481 pilgrims left here to undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra will attend the official launch of the Yatra.
10 pilgrims were killed in the bus accident occurred in Kangra district, Himachal.
New Delhi: Railways has launched the Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham and Jyotirlingams among others. Comprising 10 coaches, the train begins the “East Darshan&rdqu
Jammu: A batch of 322 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. The batch comprising 196 men, 71 women, five children and 50 sadhus left in a cavalcade of 10
New Delhi: Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs visiting India on group pilgrim visa will no longer have to report to police as the government has relaxed travelling rules.The Home Ministry today announced that it has streamlined
Srinagar: Two more pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest enroute to the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll inthe ongoing yatra to 25, officials said today.Pradeep Kumar (64), a
Srinagar: The movement of pilgrims to the Baltal base camp, one of the two such of the annual Amarnath Yatra Hindu pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Tuesday stopped due to landslides. "Due to landslide
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Srinagar, Jul 17: Over five lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas since the commencement of the religious voyage last month.“As many as 5,00,586 yatris
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