Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of devotees for the pilgrimage to the holy cave of Shri Amarnath Ji from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar, on Friday.
The Lt Governor extended his best wishes to all the pilgrims for a safe, blessed, and spiritually enriching journey. “May the blessings of Baba Amarnath Ji bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to everyone’s life,” he said.
Amidst the chanting of Vedic Mantras, the first batch of 4,603 Yatris was flagged off for the holy Cave Shrine from the Bhagwati Nagar Jammu base camp in a cavalcade of 231 light and heavy vehicles.
Eminent spiritual leaders, heads of religious organisations, public representatives, senior officers of the Civil Administration, Police, Security Forces, and Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, as well as prominent citizens and a large number of devotees, were present on the occasion.