Overview

• Over 352,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,888-metre Amarnath cave shrine since the July 3 launch, exceeding the expected mid-yatra milestone.
• A fresh batch of 2,896 devotees departed Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar camp on July 25 in two escorted convoys: one bound for the 14 km Baltal route and the other for the 46 km Pahalgam track.
• Authorities sustain a multi-tier security grid with 180 additional CAPF companies, more than 8,000 army commandos and integrated surveillance while helicopter services remain suspended.
• On July 25, the saffron-robed Chhari Mubarak was taken to the Sharika-Bhawani Temple atop Hari Parbat for Shravan Shukla Paksha Pratipada puja ahead of its final journey to the cave shrine.
• Nine foreign pilgrims from six countries, including the US and Germany, have trekked the Baltal route this year, highlighting the pilgrimage’s growing international appeal.