Jammu, July 9, 2013: With Amarnath yatra entering 13th day today, over 1.57 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, even as a fresh batch of 1,951 devotees left for their onward journey today. 

Over 1,57,333 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine in Amarnath till last evening, yatra officials said. 

A convoy of 58 vehicles carrying 1,951 devotees left the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar at around 5:00 AM to pay obeisance at Amarnath, police said. 

The devotees included 1,476 men, 353 women and 25 children, apart from 97 sadhus, they added. 

With today's batch, a total of 29,428 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.

Source: Business Standard, DT. July 9, 2013.