Jammu & Kashmir

Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall

Pilgrims after being stopped to trek further due to bad weather conditions. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Srinagar: Amarnath Yatra was temporarily halted on both routes to the cave shrine on Saturday due to heavy rainfall, officials said.

They said that intermittent heavy rainfall is along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes since the previous night.

The suspension was a precautionary step to ensure the safety of pilgrims, the officials stated.

Over 1.50 lakh devotees have visited the 3,800-meter-high cave shrine and had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed ice lingam so far.

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