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Amarnath Yatra Resumes After Monsoon Halt, 7,900 Pilgrims Depart Jammu

Track restoration teams are racing to repair landslide-damaged routes under strict weather monitoring to safeguard continued pilgrim passage

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The weather advisory has warned of heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir, including on the yatra routes in Kashmir.
Amarnath Yatra is an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave, where devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva.

Overview

  • Fresh convoys of over 7,900 pilgrims left Jammu on July 18 for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps following a one-day suspension
  • Border Roads Organisation deployed heavy machinery and personnel on both routes to complete urgent repairs after landslides and shooting stones
  • Cumulative darshan numbers have climbed past 2.50 lakh since the pilgrimage began on July 3
  • Indian Army quick reaction teams and Mountain Rescue units evacuated about 3,500 stranded devotees and provided shelter and medical aid
  • Operation SHIVA 2025 and layered security deployments—including RFID tracking and facial recognition—remain fully operational along the high-altitude trek