<p>A second batch of more than 4,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday in a secured convoy on a pilgrimage to the 3,888-meter-high Amarnath cave shrine.</p>.<p>The pilgrims left the base camp in the morning in a cavalcade of 188 vehicles. With this, the number of pilgrims who left for the Amarnath cave shrine from the Jammu base camp climbs to 7,904, officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/amid-chants-of-vedic-mantras-amarnath-yatra-flagged-off-from-jammu-1232708.html" target="_blank"> Amid chants of Vedic mantras, Amarnath yatra flagged off from Jammu</a></strong></p>.<p>Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Friday.</p>.<p>The 62-day-long pilgrimage commenced from Kashmir on Saturday on the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steep 14-km-long Baltal route in Ganderbal district.</p>.<p>"We are very happy to start for Amarnath. I have always longed to see 'ice lingum' of Lord Shiva," 62-year-old Surinder Joshi from Rajasthan told<em> PTI.</em> Joshi is undertaking the pilgrimage along with his wife Kusum.</p>.<p>A multi-tier security setup has been activated in and around the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the annual pilgrimage.</p>.<p>Thirty-three accommodation centres have been set up across Jammu and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are being issued to the pilgrims.</p>.<p>Five counters have been set up for the registration of pilgrims who intend to undertake the yatra.</p>.<p>So far, more than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for the yatra.</p>
<p>A second batch of more than 4,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday in a secured convoy on a pilgrimage to the 3,888-meter-high Amarnath cave shrine.</p>.<p>The pilgrims left the base camp in the morning in a cavalcade of 188 vehicles. With this, the number of pilgrims who left for the Amarnath cave shrine from the Jammu base camp climbs to 7,904, officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/amid-chants-of-vedic-mantras-amarnath-yatra-flagged-off-from-jammu-1232708.html" target="_blank"> Amid chants of Vedic mantras, Amarnath yatra flagged off from Jammu</a></strong></p>.<p>Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp on Friday.</p>.<p>The 62-day-long pilgrimage commenced from Kashmir on Saturday on the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steep 14-km-long Baltal route in Ganderbal district.</p>.<p>"We are very happy to start for Amarnath. I have always longed to see 'ice lingum' of Lord Shiva," 62-year-old Surinder Joshi from Rajasthan told<em> PTI.</em> Joshi is undertaking the pilgrimage along with his wife Kusum.</p>.<p>A multi-tier security setup has been activated in and around the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the annual pilgrimage.</p>.<p>Thirty-three accommodation centres have been set up across Jammu and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are being issued to the pilgrims.</p>.<p>Five counters have been set up for the registration of pilgrims who intend to undertake the yatra.</p>.<p>So far, more than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for the yatra.</p>