12k pilgrims visit Amarnath; 3rd batch of 4.8k leave for ice Shivling darshan
Thousands of pilgrims are continuing their journey to the sacred Shri Amarnath cave shrine. On Saturday, the third batch of 4,812 devotees departed from Jammu's Yatri Niwas base camp. This follows a successful opening day where over 12,000 pilgrims offered prayers. The administration has made advance registration compulsory, and helicopter services are unavailable due to the no-fly zone declaration along the pilgrimage route.
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