Overview

• The pilgrimage was flagged off at the Naranag temple after Chhari Puja by Divisional Commissioner Anshul Garg, with Deputy Commissioner Jatin Kishore and SSP Khalil Poswal in attendance.
• Devotees began the roughly 15-kilometre ascent to Gangbal Lake, where prayers for ancestors are performed on the lakeshore.
• Security and emergency support accompanied the trek, including the Army, CRPF, J&K Police, SDRF, Forest Protection Force, health officials, and disaster management volunteers.
• Organisers and the administration arranged free langar points, pony assistance, sleeping bags, registration cards, and the presence of priests at the lake.
• Revived in 2009 after a long dormancy, the pilgrimage is in its 17th uninterrupted year, with participants slated to return following the lake-side rituals.