Pilgrims arrived at the Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, on 2 July 2026 to complete registration formalities ahead of the Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 — the 57-day pilgrimage set to begin on 3 July 2026 via the Pahalgam and Baltal routes. (Photo: NationPress)
Security personnel were deployed in a multi-layered formation at Nunwan Base Camp, Anantnag, on 2 July 2026, ahead of the launch of the 57-day Shri Amarnath Yatra via the Pahalgam and Baltal routes on 3 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2026 commencement, security personnel maintained a heightened vigil at Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, on 2 July 2026, with forces positioned along both the Pahalgam and Baltal corridors. (Photo: NationPress)
The Pahalgam route to the Amarnath cave shrine was placed under heightened security on 2 July 2026, a day before the 57-day Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 was scheduled to begin from Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district. (Photo: NationPress)
Both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes to the Amarnath cave shrine were secured under multi-layered arrangements on 2 July 2026, as the Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 — a 57-day annual pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir — prepared to commence the following day. (Photo: NationPress)