Amarnath yatra crosses 2 lakh mark

JAMMU: More than two lakh devotees have paid their obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir till today, an official spokesman said.

A record number of 2,11,884 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy ice lingum of Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas till today, the spokesman said here.

The pilgrimage, which started on June 28, witnessed a record number of 15,444 pilgrims today who performed darshan of the ice lingam at the holy cave, he said.

With sufficient improvement in weather condition in the yatra area, the yatris who travelled towards the holy cave today from Baltal and Chandanwari as well as the yatris who had to stay at intermediate camps yesterday, paid darshan at the holy cave today, he said.