On spot registration begins for Amarnath yatra

Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the country flocked Jammu on Tuesday as the administration started on-the-spot registration of devotees for the Amarnath yatra.

The yatra to the 3,880-metre shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will formally begin on July 3.

The 38-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks– the traditional



48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal district– on July 3.

“On-the-spot registration has begun for devotees arriving in Jammu city from other parts of the country for their onward journey to Amarnath. This is being done after devotees are given tokens,” Sub Divisional Magistrate Manu Hansa said.