Jammu Tawi, April 16 -- The registration for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas began on Wednesday, with a large number of devotees thronging counters set up here for the pilgrimage.
The advance registration is open in both online and offline modes.
The 57-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks - the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal - on July 3 and will conclude on Raksha Bandhan on August 28.
"The registration for Amarnath Yatra has begun. There is heavy rush as pilgrims are coming to get themselves registered. It has been opened in both online and offline modes," Punjab National Bank's Jammu Circle Head, DGM Pankaj Kumar Verma, tol...