The 15th batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra-2026 left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in the early hours of Thursday under multi-layered security arrangements, officials said.
According to the Joint Police Control Room (JPCR), a total of 5,201 pilgrims departed for the twin base camps in Kashmir in a convoy of 191 vehicles. Of these, 1,745 pilgrims left for the Baltal base camp in 74 vehicles, while 3,456 pilgrims proceeded to the Pahalgam base camp in 117 vehicles.
The batch comprised 3,970 male pilgrims, 1,124 women, five children, 92 sadhus, nine sadhvis and one transgender pilgrim.
Officials said the Baltal-bound convoy departed at 2:42 a.m., while the Pahalgam-bound convoy left at 3:17 a.m. under the escort of security forces and traffic police.
Comprehensive security, traffic management and medical arrangements have been put in place to ensure the safe movement of pilgrims along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials added.
With the departure of the 15th batch, the total number of pilgrims who have left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the holy cave shrine during the ongoing Yatra has reached 1,04,488, according to the JPCR.
