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Home / News / India News / Photos / In Photos: Third Amarnath Yatra batch departs Jammu as pilgrimage gains momentum

In Photos: Third Amarnath Yatra batch departs Jammu as pilgrimage gains momentum

Updated On: 04 July, 2025 06:12 PM IST | ronak mastakar

As the Amarnath Yatra continues, on Friday the third group of over 6,400 pilgrims departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu. They left in two separate convoys to join the yearly Amarnath pilgrimage, a significant religious journey in the Kashmir Himalayas. (Pics/PTI)

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As the Amarnath Yatra continues, on Friday the third group of over 6,400 pilgrims departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu. They left in two separate convoys to join the yearly Amarnath pilgrimage, a significant religious journey in the Kashmir Himalayas. (Pics/PTI)

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As the Amarnath Yatra continues, on Friday the third group of over 6,400 pilgrims departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu. They left in two separate convoys to join the yearly Amarnath pilgrimage, a significant religious journey in the Kashmir Himalayas. (Pics/PTI)
<p>Since Thursday, approximately 14,000 pilgrims have offered prayers at the Amarnath cave shrine, which sits at a high altitude of 3,880 metres</p>

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Since Thursday, approximately 14,000 pilgrims have offered prayers at the Amarnath cave shrine, which sits at a high altitude of 3,880 metres

<p>The 38-day annual pilgrimage, known as the Amarnath Yatra, began on Thursday from two main routes: Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district</p>

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The 38-day annual pilgrimage, known as the Amarnath Yatra, began on Thursday from two main routes: Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district

<p>The third group, accounts totall of 6,411 pilgrims, included 4,723 men, 1,071 women, 37 children, and 580 sadhus and sadhvis. They departed in 291 vehicles</p>

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The third group, accounts totall of 6,411 pilgrims, included 4,723 men, 1,071 women, 37 children, and 580 sadhus and sadhvis. They departed in 291 vehicles

<p>Meanwhile, over 3.5 lakh people have registered online for the pilgrimage</p>

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Meanwhile, over 3.5 lakh people have registered online for the pilgrimage

<p>Moreover, security across the entire Jammu region has been significantly increased for the Amarnath Yatra, following the terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025</p>

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Moreover, security across the entire Jammu region has been significantly increased for the Amarnath Yatra, following the terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025

<p>Pilgrims in Jammu were seen offering prayers to a poster of the Amarnath shrine as they continued their journey</p>

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Pilgrims in Jammu were seen offering prayers to a poster of the Amarnath shrine as they continued their journey

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