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Sadhus upbeat ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Friday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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Security personnel escort the first batch of pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the hill shrine, in Jammu on Friday. Thousands of pilgrims begin an annual pilgrimage to the shrine, an icy stalagmite in a mountain cave 4,115 metres (13,500 feet) above sea level that is worshipped as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and regeneration. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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Devotees dance on religious beats as the first batch prepares to leave for Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Friday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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Devotees upbeat, with one of them waving the national flag atop a bus, ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Friday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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Sadhus upbeat ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Friday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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Sadhus upbeat ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu on Friday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
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