Amarnathji Yatra 2023

Chief Secretary J&K visits Amarnath holy shrine with DDC Anantnag

Chief Secretary Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta along with District Development Commissioner Anantnag S F Hamid visited the Amarnath holy shrine to observe first-hand the spiritual journey experiences of the pilgrims. They made sure that the yatra facilities and arrangements were as planned to make the yatra a memorable religious tour as Amarnath …

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Kanpur man running free e-rickshaw service for devotees in Amarnath

Free e-rickshaw service is being provided to the pilgrims coming back from the Amarnath holy cave. This man from Kanpur has set up a camp at Baltal base to serve Amarnath pilgrims and Baba Bholenath. Every year for three months he leaves his work in Kanpur to do sewa service in Amarnath. Travellers coming down …

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Badminton player Saina Nehwal offers prayers at Amarnath shrine with her mother

It is a very good day for me and my family. We are blessed that we are able to go for the Amarnath yatra, said Saina Nehwal, badminton player. I would like to thank the government and people here for helping us so much, Saina added. She was feeling blessed that she could do the …

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Good arrangements, divine beckoning keeping the spirits of pilgrims high as yatra resumes in Baltal

I started my Amarnath pilgrimage on the 5th of July, 2023. But due to rains, the yatra was halted and we had to stay back at Baltal camp for three days, said a pilgrim. Initially I thought that we would face a problem in our unexpected stay but we did not face any during the …

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The priest in Amarnath Gufa explains the history of the holy cave

This Dham is famous by the name of Baba Amarnath. In his court, Baba gives darshan to all his devotees. Lord Shiva, Ma Parvati and Lord Ganesh are present in the Amarnath cave and we get blessings from them. All our wishes are fulfilled by Baba and he blesses all, a priest doing puja in …

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Pilgrims from California find the organisation of Amarnath yatra flawless

We had been planning for many years to come for this yatra, said two international pilgrims from California. We feel incredible gratitude and are very happy, said the two pilgrims from abroad. We left our homes and are staying in an ashram in California. We watch the Aarti videos everyday during the Amarnath yatra. We …

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We are getting what we had not expected, say Amarnath pilgrims at Pahalgam base camp

It was the weather in which it was very difficult to travel, pilgrims said during the suspension of the yatra. The administration had made arrangements and kept people behind, so it was done for our good. Hiking in the rain is difficult. Men can try doing it but for women and teenagers it is difficult. …

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Amarnath yatra resumes with a batch of 250 people released at a gap of 15 minutes

Around 10, 000 yatris were waiting for the Amarnath yatra to resume. Proper arrangements had been made for their stay. Our teams took a survey of the camps, said representatives of the Army. They were making sure pilgrims’ requirements were being met. Whether it was related to health, logistics, food, stay, all kinds of arrangements …

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Yatris surround a lighted fire to draw comfort from the rain and cold at Amarnath camps

It rained non stop from night till morning. It is raining even now. Only the langar crowd is present now. No yatris are here for the darshan as the yatra has been halted due to heavy rains. Some of the yatris had to cancel their return bookings. During the yatra a lot of crowd is …

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