Amarnath Yatra 2024: First batch of pilgrims leave for holy cave amid tight security

Officials said the annual Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday as the first batch of pilgrims left the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan to start their journey to the 3880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The yatra started early in the morning from the twin tracks—the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. The officials said the batches of pilgrims on the twin routes were flagged off by the respective deputy commissioners along with senior police and civil administration officials.