Jammu: A fresh batch comprising 769 pilgrims on Wednesday started for the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas amidst tight security.
The batch consisting of 575 men, 137 women, seven children besides 50 sadhus left in a motorcade comprising 24 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here at 04:55 am, a police official said.
The convoy has already reached Banihal on the Jammu- Srinagar national highway.
With the inclusion of today's batch, as many as 39,084 pilgrims have so far left from the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath shrine.
Zee News App: Read latest news of India and world, bollywood news, business updates, cricket scores, etc. Download the Zee news app now to keep up with daily breaking news and live news event coverage.
