The 20th batch of over 4,800 Amarnath pilgrims left the base camp for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on July 19, officials said.
A total of 4,898 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in a convoy of 159 vehicles amid heavy security of the Central Reserve Police Force, the officials said.
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