Srinagar, July 11 -- The annual Amarnath Yatra crossed the two-lakh mark on Friday, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha informed.

He said that with the pilgrimage running smoothly on both routes, the spiritual celebration is set to welcome a steady arrival of devotees in the coming weeks.

"In a remarkable testament to faith, the holy Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has crossed the 2 lakh pilgrim mark in just 8 days," Sinha said in a post on X. "Har Har Mahadev!" he added.

Meanwhile, a ninth batch of 8,796 pilgrims, including 33 foreigners, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Wednesday for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security, officials said.

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