After a brief halt due to unstable weather, pilgrims resume Amarnath Yatra

Amarnath Yatra resumed on Thursday afternoon after a heavy downpour left the pilgrims stuck in Baltal. The 60-day annual pilgrimage was scheduled to start from the twin routes of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district this morning but got delayed due to heavy rains. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees make an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave (about 141 km from Srinagar) across challenging mountainous terrain.

Ponywalas arrive at the base camp for Amarnath pilgrims at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra set to commence on Thursday was halted dur to bad weather and heavy rainfall. (Photo | PTI) 

A paramilitary security personnel keep vigil as a convoy of Amarnath pilgrims leave, on the outskirts of Jammu on Thursday, June 27, 2018. (Photo | PTI)

CRPF personnel patrol near Amarnath base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra set to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall. (Photo | PTI)

CRPF personnel patrol near Amarnath base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra set to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall. (Photo | PTI)

Sadhus blow into conch shells as they wait in a queue to get themselves registered for the Amarnath Yatra at a base camp, in Jammu on Thursday, June 27, 2018. (Photo | PTI)

The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims arrive at the base caamp in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra set to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall. (Photo | PTI)

Sadhus shout religious slogans in a bus, as the first batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (Photo | PTI)

A CRPF personnel stands guard near Amarnath base camp at Baltal, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The annual two-month Amarnath Yatra set to commence on Thursday was halted due to bad weather and heavy rainfall. (Photo | PTI)