JAMMU, INDIA, August 9, 2015 (Daily Excelsior): The incessant rains and cloud bursts have affected the holy Amarnath yatra. The rush has decreased to its lowest ebb with only 1548 pilgrims performing darshan of the Ice Lingam in the cave Shrine on the 39th day of darshan today.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed today. Also at Kheri near Udhampur the yatra to the holy cave from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas remained suspended for the second consecutive day today due to heavy landslides.
According to an official spokesman no yatri vehicle was allowed to proceed for Kashmir Valley from here for the second consecutive day today. However 1,548 pilgrims performed darshan at the holy cave today, the spokesman said, adding this is the lowest number of pilgrims paying obeisance in the cave shrine during the two month long yatra since the first day of darshan which started on July 2.