SRINAGAR: Over 18,000 pilgrims on Friday paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.
A total of 18,010 pilgrims had darshan at the 3800-metre high holy cave shrine on Friday, they said.
The yatris included 12,838 males, 4,343 females, 223 children, 141 sadhus, eight sadhvis, two transgenders and 455 security forces personnel.
So far, a total of 1,63,726 yatris have visited the cave shrine since the yatra started on July 3, the officials added
