Amarnath trek begins with hundreds of pilgrims

• Hundreds of pilgrims are trekking towards the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir, despite a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam.
• The attack, which left 26 civilians dead, had little impact on the pilgrims’ flow on the first day.
• Many first-timers chose the Baltal route, a 14-km trek from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
• The administration has made additional security deployments on the twin yatra routes this year.
• The 38-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine will culminate on August 9.