Srinagar, July 31 -- With just nine days left for the conclusion of the 38-day-long Amarnath Yatra, the number of pilgrims who have paid obeisance at holy cave shrine, nestled in Himalayas, crossed the four lakh mark on Thursday- despite the shadow cast by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Officials said that a total of 8,276 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine on Thursday, including 6,296 males, 1,082 females, 58 children, 55 sadhus, 3 sadhvis, 2 transgender individuals, and 780 security personnel.
They said the cumulative number of pilgrims who have completed the Yatra since its commencement on July 3 has reached 401,677.
Despite witnessing several cancellations and withdrawals following the April 22 terror attack...