Srinagar/Jammu, July 9 -- More than 1 lakh devotees have visited the cave shrine of Amarnath in the first six days of the annual pilgrimage, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday.

"The journey of faith, holy Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has surpassed 1 lakh pilgrims within the first six days of pilgrimage," Sinha said in a post on X.

He said the yatra is continuing smoothly on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes and is expected to draw more devotees in the coming days.

Meanwhile, a fresh batch of over 7,500 pilgrims left here early Tuesday for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.

The 38-day pilgrimage commenced on July 3 from the valley via the twin tracks - the traditional 48-km...