Over 1.10 lakh devotees have registered for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas which begins on July 1, officials said Sunday.
Governor Satya Paul Malik had launched last week an onlineregistration process for pilgrims.
The registration process for the annual Amarnathyatrathrough the Baltal and the Chandanwari routes began on April 2, they said.
They said nobody will be allowed to undertake the yatrawithout a permit, which is valid for a specified day and route.
The registration of pilgrims is being undertaken through 440designated branches of the Punjab National Bank, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank andthe YES Bank located in 32 states and Union Territories.
The 46-day-long yatra will begin on July 1, the day ofMasikShivratri, and would conclude on August 15, the day of ShravanPurnima.
In addition to the existing processes of registration, theboard has approved a proposal for online registration of a limited number ofintending pilgrims each day on a pilot basis, the officials said.
The website contains an application form and a state-wiselist of bank branches which the people can visit for registration.
The pilgrims will have to furnish a compulsory healthcertificate (CHC) while registering.
A state-wise list of doctors and medical institutesauthorised to issue the CHCs has been put on the website of the shrine board.
Children under the age of 13 years or elderly above 75 and womenwho are more than six weeks pregnant will not be registered for the yatra, theofficials said.
Those who plan to travel by helicopter do not requireadvance registration as their chopper ticket shall suffice for this purpose,they saidHowever, they will have to produce the CHC inthe prescribed format before they are allowed to travel, the officials added.