Jammu, June 20 -- Around 8,500 pilgrims in a fleet of 214 buses today left for the Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra from the Nagrota area here.
The pilgrims began their journey to the shrine of Mata Ragnya Devi and other traditional destinations across Kashmir as the Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra was ceremonially flagged off by MLA Nagrota Devyani Rana from the Toll Post Nagrota, in the presence of DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range Shridhar Patil, Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M), J&K, Dr. Arvind Karwani, and Additional Commissioner Jammu Sham Lal, along with senior civil and police officers.
As part of the ceremonial departure, 214 buses carrying approximately 8,500 pilgrims were flagged off towards pilgrimage destinations across Kashmir, markin...