Security personnel assisted pilgrims of the Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 at Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, on 2 July 2026, as the first batch prepared to depart via the Pahalgam route the following day.
The first batch of Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 pilgrims arrived at Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, on 2 July 2026, marking the formal start of the annual pilgrimage season under heightened security cover.
Pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra 2026 were set to begin their trek to the holy Amarnath cave shrine via the traditional Pahalgam route on 3 July 2026, a day after arriving at Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district.
Authorities deployed heightened security arrangements for the Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 as pilgrims gathered at Nunwan Base Camp, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of their onward journey to the holy cave shrine on 3 July 2026.
Thousands of devotees undertaking Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026 converged on Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, to pay obeisance at the naturally formed ice Shivling inside the Amarnath cave shrine, one of Hinduism's most revered high-altitude pilgrimage sites.
With registrations complete and security in place, the first batch of Amarnath Yatra 2026 pilgrims was scheduled to depart Nunwan Base Camp, Pahalgam, on 3 July 2026, beginning the high-altitude trek to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.