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To the Himalayan shrine: Amarnath yatra begins
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Two base camps – one at Baltal (in picture) and the other at Nunwan, Pahalgam – have been set up from where the pilgrims will begin the trek to reach the cave. (PTI Photo)
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Pilgrims trek the route to the Amarnath cave shrine situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT Photo)
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A man waiting to register for the annual pilgrimage lights incense sticks as he worships a ‘shivling’ representing Lord Shiva. (AP Photo)
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More than half a million devotees make the annual pilgrimage to the shrine. It is accessible only for about five weeks in summer. (AP Photo)
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Devotees sing religious songs while waiting to register their names for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine. (PTI Photo)
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A Sadhu performs a somersault during an Amarnath Yatra camp in Jammu. (PTI Photo)
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Vishnu Dass from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh gets ready to do daily chores at a temple, as he and others await registration for the upcoming pilgrimage. (AFP Photo)
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A sadhu displays his registration card for the Amarnath yatra, at the base camp in Jammu. (PTI Photo)
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A total of 2,04,508 pilgrims had secured advance registration and 22,104 had purchased helicopter tickets from Baltal and Pahalgam to Panjtarni. (Nitin Kanotra/ HT Photo)
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