The first batch of Amarnath Yatra 2026 pilgrims set out from Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, on 3 July 2026, marking the formal start of the annual pilgrimage. (Photo: NationPress)
Hindu devotees seeking the blessings of Baba Barfani commenced the Amarnath Yatra 2026 trek from Nunwan Base Camp, Pahalgam, on 3 July 2026, heading towards the high-altitude Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: NationPress)
Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district witnessed the ceremonial departure of the first pilgrim batch of Amarnath Yatra 2026 on 3 July 2026, as devotees began the high-altitude trek towards the Amarnath cave shrine via the Pahalgam route. (Photo: NationPress)
The first pilgrim batch also departed from Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, on 3 July 2026, taking the shorter Baltal route to the Amarnath cave shrine — a trek that can be completed in a single day. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees departing from Baltal base camp, Ganderbal, on 3 July 2026 joined the inaugural convoy of the Amarnath Yatra 2026, with security forces deployed along the route in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure safe passage to the holy cave shrine. (Photo: NationPress)
Security arrangements were in place across the Baltal and Pahalgam routes as the first batch of Amarnath Yatra 2026 pilgrims departed from Ganderbal district on 3 July 2026, with forces deployed to protect the annual Hindu pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: NationPress)
The Amarnath Yatra, one of India's most revered annual Hindu pilgrimages, drew its first batch of devotees to Jammu and Kashmir on 3 July 2026, with pilgrims departing from Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district towards the high-altitude cave shrine. (Photo: NationPress)
The Amarnath Yatra 2026 got underway on 3 July 2026 via both the Baltal route in Ganderbal and the Pahalgam route in Anantnag, with pilgrims trekking towards the revered Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: NationPress)
With the departure of the first convoy from Baltal base camp, Ganderbal, on 3 July 2026, the Amarnath Yatra 2026 pilgrimage season is now officially open, welcoming Hindu devotees from across India to the sacred Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: NationPress)