The path of Amarnath Yatra is a journey of thorns. Narrow roads… Somewhere snow… Somewhere ate…. Pedestrians also have to deal with horses. Most of the road is such, where a little carelessness can lead to death. In such a situation, now the disaster of cloudburst has made the condition of the passengers staying there very difficult.
More recently, Bhaskar reporters Akshay Bajpayee and Vaibhav Palnitkar had already traveled with the group. Read the full story of the journey and the way.
It took 48 hours to go from bottom to top…
We reached Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam on the evening of 29th June with the first batch of Amarnath Yatra. As soon as we entered the valley, there was a relief from the scorching and sultry heat in Jammu.
In the valleys of Kashmir, we found a hideout in the tent in the lap of pine trees late in the evening. The tent was looked after by Mushtaq, a resident of Anantnag. We were the first guests of this season of Mushtaq Bhai. The joy of getting the first guest could be felt on his face and in his speech. As the night progressed, the noise of the cold wind had increased. Now the next morning and the adventures that began with it awaited.
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Quite a straight climb, a river flowing on one side and a ditch on the other side. At first it seemed that this climb would not be possible, but gradually everyone moved forward.
Quite a straight climb, a river flowing on one side and a ditch on the other side. At first it seemed that this climb would not be possible, but gradually everyone moved forward.
Story of the next morning…
5:00 am. Icy water hit the mouth, for a second it felt like the current had struck, but the hot tea and snacks from the langars and stores revived the enthusiasm. This time around 140 langars have been installed in the Amarnath Yatra. Most of them are from Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan.
Well, thousands of passengers of the first batch had left from Nunwan camp towards Chandanwadi after bathing. Chandanwadi is 16 km from Nunwan Camp and the journey is completed in half an hour by taxi. Baba Barfani's journey starts only after security check from Chandanwadi camp.
Most of the passengers in the first batch had started climbing the high mountain on foot. From a 15-year-old child to a 75-year-old, the cheers of 'Bum Bhole-Bam Bhole' started moving forward in a spirited manner. Some passengers were also going by horse and palanquin, but the crowd was only on foot.
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