Overview

• Over 386,000 pilgrims have received darshan at the cave shrine since the 38-day Yatra began on July 3
• Registrations at Pahalgam and Baltal base camps have more than doubled as yatris increasingly fly directly into Kashmir
• Security forces have deployed 180 additional CAPF companies, over 8,000 army commandos and counter-drone systems along both trek routes
• The Chhari Mubarak holy mace will depart Dashnami Akhara Temple in Srinagar on August 4 for its journey to the cave shrine
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of over 1,000 pilgrims for the inaugural Budha Amarnath Yatra on July 28