The number of pilgrims who have paid obedience at Amarnath shrine in Pahalgam so far crossed 1 lakh mark in eight days this year.
Till Monday night, 111,655 Yatris had offered prayers at thecave shrine. On the 8th day of the ongoing pilgrimage today, 15,732 Yatris paidobeisance at the cave shrine.
The Yatra began on July 1 and will end on August 15,coinciding with Raksha Bandhan festival.
On Monday, officials did not allow any convoy of pilgrims toleave Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu because of the strike in the Valley,marking the third death anniversary of former Hizbul Mujahideen commanderBurhan Wani, officials said.
“The Yatra will resume on Tuesday,” a police official said.
The annual pilgrimage proceeds normally from two routes,Baltal in Sonamarg which falls in central Kashmir and Pahalgam in southernKashmir’s Anantnag district.