Tag: Pilgrims

Every year, lakhs of pilgrims from across the country visit the holy cave of Amarnath via Pahalgam and Baltal Sonamarg. Pandemic restrictions were lifted this year after a two-year hiatus, so large congregation was once again witnessed for the yatra. And horse owners (pony walas) benefit greatly during the Amarnath yatra.

Chamoli/Bhubaneswar: 75 pilgrims from Odisha are now stranded in Badrinath following intense snowfall in past two days. As per reports, 42 persons from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district and 33 from Kamarda area of Balasore district are now stranded in Uttarakhand. Following the media reports, Odisha government today swung into action urged Uttarakhand government for rescuing […]

Nuapada: At least 10 pilgrims including four women were killed when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck at Silada in Nuapada late last night. The mishap occurred at around 2 am when the pilgrims of Pithora area of Chhattisgarh were returning from Komna in Nuapada after offering prayers at the Vaishnodebi temple. As per […]

Bhubaneswar/Anantnag: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today strongly condemned the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag in which seven pilgrims lost their lives and 14 others including security personnel were injured. Taking to twitter, Patnaik said, “Strongly condemn horrific attack on #AmarnathYatra pilgrims by terrorists at Anantnag. Such dastardly act should […]

Jammu: A batch of 591 pilgrims left Jammu on Tuesday for the Kashmir Valley to take part in the Amarnath Yatra that has already seen over 2.62 lakh pilgrims pay their obeisance at the holy cave shrine. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in an escorted convoy of 19 vehicles and headed […]

Jammu: A batch of 663 pilgrims on Saturday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, an official said. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 21 vehicles. Some of them would head along the Baltal, others towards the Pahalgam treks,” police said. To regulate the […]

Srinagar: The 40-day-long Amarnath Yatra ended on Monday with the arrival of the ‘Chari Mubarak’ (Lord Shiva’s Mace) at the cave shrine where final prayers were performed. Swami Dipendra Giri, the custodian of the Holy Mace, reached the shrine. A small group of devotees who had reached the Baltal base camp in the northern part […]

Jammu: A fresh batch of pilgrims on Wednesday left for the Himalayan cave shrine amid tight security as the Amarnath Yatra continued post a Lashkar terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “Another batch of 3,791 yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 101 vehicles, including 55 buses and 46 light motor vehicles […]

Jammu: The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday after a day-long suspension with a fresh batch of 4,411 pilgrims who left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley. “A fresh batch of 4,411 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 140 vehicles for the valley at 4.05 a.m.,” officials said here. “Due to […]

Berhampur: As many as 1,060 pilgrims embarked on a journey from Berhampur to south India today as part of Odisha government’s Barishtha Nagarika Tirtha Yojana (senior citizen pilgrimage scheme). Through video conferencing, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off a train under which senior citizens from Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh and Kandhamal districts will visit various […]

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a building that would provide free accommodation daily to 4,000 pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. To add additional facilities for meeting the accommodation needs of the pilgrims who visit the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, the Governor laid the […]

Dehradun: The doors of Badrinath temple nestling in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand were thrown open for pilgrims on Friday after performing all Vedic rituals. The idol of Lord Badri (Vishnu) was installed at the sanctum sanctorum of the temple after it was brought in a religious procession amid chanting of slogans such as “Jai […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days post the tragic Nepal bus accident, mortal remains of the two Odia pilgrims who died in the mishap late Monday night, reached Odisha on Thursday. A pall of gloom descended on their villages today where their family members were awaiting their repatriation. The bodies of the two deceased- Charan Biswal (54) and […]

Jammu: After remaining suspended due to bad weather for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Saturday as around 4,000 pilgrims set out for the holy Himalayan cave, police said. Of the total 3,926 pilgrims, who left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas — one escorted convoys of 1,608 pilgrims headed to Baltal, while 2,318 to […]

New Delhi: With Ramayana-themed interiors and bhajans playing on board, the Railways’ next edition of the Ramayana Express, which take pilgrims to locations associated with Lord Ram, will give passengers the feel of being on a temple on wheels, a senior official said on Friday. The train is likely to be launched after March 10, […]