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| June 24, 2012 | Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security in Kashmir | |
Jammu:The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Sunday amid
tight security. State Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora flagged off the Yatra
on Sunday morning. Pilgrims undertaking the trek praised the state government
for ensuring secure and safety arrangements for the pilgrimage. "We are very happy
that we are getting the chance to go in the first batch and the Jammu and Kashmir
administration has done good arrangements for us including the security arrangements.
We were allotted place for stay as we reached here and we are quite excited that
we will be the first one to go in the cave and seek Lord Shiva's blessings," said
a pilgrim, Komal Paliwal from Rajasthan. They shared these views at a transit
camp set up at Jammu , as the first batch of pilgrims left from the base camp.
Jora said this year around 300,000 people had registered for the pilgrimage. "The
administration has done all the necessary arrangements. I hope that the pilgrimage
would complete smoothly, till now 3.65 lakhs pilgrims have registered. This time
we would not allow even a single pilgrim to go without registration as last year,
we suffered 100 casualties, and so this time it is a prerequisite to submit their
medical certificate while registering," said Jora. The travellers were offered
garlands and sweets, and apprised of arrangements made to ensure that their pilgrimage
would be comfortable and safe. Thousands of pilgrims undertake the journey to
the ice Shivalingam at the Amarnath cave located inside a snow-capped mountain
in the Himalayas . The pilgrimage takes place only in the summer months between
July and August. Such is the faith of the devout Hindus that despite the harsh
environment and inclement weather, record number of pilgrims register for the
holy trek, each passing year.
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