517 Buddha Amarnath pilgrims, small batch of 155 Amarnath pilgrims leave from Jammu

Jammu, Aug 1 : As many as 517 pilgrims today left from here to perform Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district while small batch of 155 pilgrims left for holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas.
      An official said that 441 males and 76 females left in 12 vehicles for Poonch to pay obeisance at Buddha Amarnath.
      Meanwhile, 155 pilgrims, comprising 138 male and 17 females, also left for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine from here in six vehicles.
      Security personnel escorted the convoy of yatra to their destinations.UNI