62-day annual pilgrimage to Shri Amarnathji to end today

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the 62-day annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji in south Kashmir Himalayas which started on 1st July this year, will come to an end today on the occasion of Shravan Purnima coinciding the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. 

During the 62-day long Yatra period, about 4.5 lakh pilgrims drawn from various parts of the country have paid their obeisance to the naturally formed ice shivlingam at the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji.

Elaborate arrangements were put in place by the UT administration for this year’s successful Amarnath yatra.