The 43-day long annual Amarnath yatra concluded peacefully in Kashmir on Thursday, with over three lakh pilgrims paying obeisance at the cave shrine located in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam area.
The ‘ Chhari Mubarak’ (silver mace) covered the distance of around 145 kms from Dashnami Akhara in Srinagar to reach the cave shrine, located at an altitude of 5,486 metres above sea level, on Thursday.
A final pooja, which traditionally coincides with the Raksha Bandhan festival, marked the formal conclusion of the Amarnath Yatra.