JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of devotees for the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to the holy cave shrine from the Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in Jammu on Thursday.
The Lieutenant Governor extended his best wishes to all the yatris embarking on the sacred pilgrimage. Amarnath Ji Yatra is a sacred path where devotion meets spiritual awakening. I wish all devotees a safe, comfortable, blissful and spiritually fulfilling journey. May this holy pilgrimage bring immense joy and divine peace to all,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The J&K UT Administration, Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, J&K Police, the Army, security forces, the local community and all other stakeholders have made extensive arrangements for devotees arriving from across the country and abroad. In the first batch, more than 4,800 pilgrims set off for the holy yatra in a convoy of 259 light and heavy vehicles.
Spiritual leaders, heads of religious organisations, public representatives, senior officers of the civil administration, Police, security forces and the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, along with prominent citizens and a large number of devotees, were present at the flag-off ceremony.