Jammu, Aug. 8 -- A small batch of 926 pilgrims left the base camp here on Friday for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said.

The convoy left the Bhagwati Nagar yatri niwas at 2:59 am in 42 vehicles, including 21 buses.

With the departure of today's batch, the total number of pilgrims who have left the Jammu base camp for the annual pilgrimage has risen to 1,44,439, officials said.

The 57-day annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine is scheduled to conclude on August 28.

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