<p>A fresh batch of 4,903 pilgrims left the base camp here on Sunday to join the annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.</p>.<p>With this, a total of 12,807 pilgrims have so far undertaken the pilgrimage since June 30 when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.</p>.<p><strong>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>Over 8,000 pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine on the first day of the 62-day yatra which commenced from both 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 – on Saturday.</p>.<p>The officials said 2,557 devotees, including 379 women and 226 sadhus, left in 104 vehicles for Pahalgam, while 2,346 pilgrims left in a convoy of 131 vehicles for the Baltal base camp early today.</p>.<p>More than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for the pilgrimage so far.</p>
<p>A fresh batch of 4,903 pilgrims left the base camp here on Sunday to join the annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.</p>.<p>With this, a total of 12,807 pilgrims have so far undertaken the pilgrimage since June 30 when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.</p>.<p><strong>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>Over 8,000 pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine on the first day of the 62-day yatra which commenced from both 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 – on Saturday.</p>.<p>The officials said 2,557 devotees, including 379 women and 226 sadhus, left in 104 vehicles for Pahalgam, while 2,346 pilgrims left in a convoy of 131 vehicles for the Baltal base camp early today.</p>.<p>More than 3.5 lakh people have registered themselves online for the pilgrimage so far.</p>