JAMMU, July 12, 2013: A batch of 1,871 pilgrims on Friday left the Jammu base camp for Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.

A convoy of 61 vehicles, carrying 1,871 devotees, left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at around 04.45am for the upward journey of the Amarnath cave shrine, police said here on Friday.

The 16th batch of pilgrims, including 1,404 men, 365 women and 27 children, apart from 75 priests, are on their way to twin base camps of Pahalagam and Baltal in the Kashmir valley.

With Friday's batch, a total of 34,694 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.

Source: The Times of India, DT. July 12, 2013.