On Tuesday, a batch of devotees was also sent from Baltal to see Baba Barfani. Earlier, the yatra via the traditional Pahalgam route was restored in the early hours of Monday. Hundreds of pilgrims stranded in Sheshnag and Panchtarni on the yatra route were also sent to the holy cave. Meanwhile, a batch of 4026 pilgrims was flagged off from base camp Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu amid tight security.
1016 pilgrims were sent from base camp Bhagwati Nagar Jammu to Baltal route and 3010 for Pahalgam route. Passengers who were stopped at Ramban base camp in the Yatra route were also sent forward on Monday. The whole atmosphere in the base camp remains Shivamaya. With the commencement of the Yatra, the devotees have got relief. Thousands of devotees have got the good fortune of having darshan of Baba Barfani in the event of the resumption of journey from both the routes on Tuesday. The movement of general vehicles was stopped during the departure of the batch.