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Seventh batch of 7541 Amarnath pilgrims leaves from Jammu

Seventh batch of 7541 Amarnath pilgrims leaves from Jammu

Jammu, July 8 (UNI) The seventh batch of 7541 pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra amid the chants of 'Bam Bam Bhole' this morning left for the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas here from the Bhagwati Nagar-based Yatri Niwas.
Official sources said that the pilgrims left from the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 309 vehicles.
"The seventh batch of 7541 pilgrims this morning left for Shri Amarnath Yatra cave shrine in Kashmir from the Jammu base camp amid tight security arrangements," they added.
They said that 4220 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 3221 for Baltal in a fleet of 309 vehicles comprising Light Motor Vehicles and Heavy Motor Vehicles.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from here.
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