Amarnath Yatra suspended due to bad weather

“The yatra has been suspended and no pilgrim is being allowed to move towards the holy cave shrine this morning,” the officials said.

Heavy showers, which started early on Friday, forced the temporary suspension of the pilgrimage, they added.

The pilgrims have been stopped at the Baltal and the Nunwan base camps.

The yatra will resume once the weather improves, the officials said.

On Thursday, 17,202 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine, taking the cumulative total of devotees who have had ‘darshan’ of the natural ice lingam formation in the south Kashmir Himalayas to 84,768 so far.

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