Pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine, located at an altitude of 14,000 feet, was halted in the Kashmir valley on Friday due to intermittent rain resulting in slippage on the tracks.
An official said the yatra was “temporarily suspended” on the Pahalgam-Shrine route, a 32-km trek, in Anantnag district, and Baltal-Shrine route, a 14-km trek, in Ganderbal district, on Friday morning. Kashmir has recorded multiple spells of rain in the past 24 hours.
Around 85,000 devotees have already visited the shrine since the pilgrimage started on July 1.
