Amarnath Yatra Surpasses 4 Lakh Pilgrims This Year, Set To Break Last Year’s Record With Month Remaining

More than 4 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Amarnath Yatra so far this year, surpassing last year’s figures with nearly a month still to go for before the pilgrimage ends. Akashvani Correspondent reports that yesterday, over 11,700 pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine, bringing the total number of pilgrims since the yatra started, to 4,07,734. 

Meanwhile, the Chhari Mubarak was taken to Pahalgam on Sunday from its abode at the Dashnami Akhara building by Mahant Deependra Giri for various rituals to mark Ashadh Purnima, the start of the religious aspects of the annual pilgrimage.