Jammu, July 8 -- Share Tweet Share Abrar Nabi Jammu, July 8 (KNS) : In what marks a historic high for the ongoing annual pilgrimage, a record single-day contingent of 9,837 devotees departed from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here on Wednesday, heading for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal. An official told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) the seventh batch, which rolled out in a massive convoy of 361 vehicles under a multi-layered security umbrella, represents the largest single-day exodus since the 57-day yatra commenced on July 3. Officials confirmed that 5,337 pilgrims in 188 vehicles are taking the traditional, longer Pahalgam route, while 4,500 devotees in 173 vehicles have embarked on the shorter but arduous Baltal ...