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Second batch of 4,029 pilgrims leave Jammu as Amarnath Yatra beginning today

“Of these, 1,850 Yatris left for Baltal base camp at 4 am in 104 vehicles, and 2,179 left in 96 vehicles for Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp at 4.30 am,” officials said. The 52-day-long Amarnath Yatra begins today and will end on August 19, coinciding with the festival of Raksha Bandhan and Shravan Purnima. Yatris take either the 48 km-long traditional Pahalgam route or the shorter 14 km-long Baltal route to perform the Yatra.