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In pictures: Amarnath Yatra begins
The Amarnath Yatra, for which 1.96 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country have got themselves registered this year, begins on Thursday amid unprecedented security.
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The first batch of two-month long Amarnath Yatra pilgrims was escorted in a convoy from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Kashmir Valley amid three-tier security on Wednesday. (Nitin Kanotra/HT )
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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at Amarnath base camp in Sonmarg. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
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Nearly 40,000 security personnel from the army, paramilitary forces, state police and the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed on yatra duty. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
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A sadhu dries his hair before heading for the cave shrine of Lord Shiva. (Nitin Kanotra/HT )
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Three lakh pilgrims are expected to undertake the yatra that concludes on August 26, coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festival. (Nitin Kanotra/HT)
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