 Srinagar: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage was flagged off from Jammu Tuesday morning.
Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora gave the green signal as the first batch of 2,096 pilgrims set out in 73 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar.
However the pilgrims will reach the south Kashmir Pahalgam base camp and the north Kashmir Baltal base camp in the evening, an official said in Srinagar.
So far, 250,000 pilgrims have registered themselves with the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board for the Himalayan pilgrimage.
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