Baltal, July 3 -- Pilgrims chanted bhajans and performed Lord Shiva's Aarti as they reached the Holy Amarnath Cave. The first batch of pilgrims had begun their trek towards the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath from the Baltal base camp this morning. Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje was also a part of this batch of pilgrims.

When asked about her experience as a part of Amarnath Yatra 2025, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said, "Today, we are all going to have the darshan of Bholenath. It feels wonderful...May God bless us all. The atmosphere here is very pleasant...people are feeling good because development work is happening here too...".

A pilgrim, part of the first batch of Amarnath Yatris departing from Pahalgam base camp, said, "... We a...