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Amarnath Yatra resumes, 454 pilgrims leave for Kashmir from Jammu

After a two day suspension, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Tuesday and a small batch of 454 pilgrims left from Jammu to Kashmir.

Police said the yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 11 vehicles. The batch includes pilgrims going to both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps.

The yatra had remained suspended for two days because of the protest shutdown called by the Joint Resistance Leadership against assault on Article 35-A in the Kashmir Valley.

To date, over 2.70 lakh pilgrims have performed this year’s Amarnath Yatra since it started on June 28. The annual yatra is scheduled to end on August 26, which coincides with the festival of Shravan Purnima.

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