Srinagar, July 30 -- According to figures, 7,203 pilgrims offered prayers at the cave shrine on Tuesday, amid tight security and a spiritually charged atmosphere.

Tuesday's batch included 5,025 men, 1,352 women, 109 children, 47 sadhus, 1 sadhvi, 1 transgender pilgrim, and 668 security personnel.

Despite intermittent weather challenges in the upper reaches, officials said the yatra has progressed smoothly with consistent daily turnout. "If the trend continues, the cumulative number is expected to cross four lakh by tomorrow," an official said.

Meanwhile, the 27th batch of 1,490 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu early Monday morning and has reached the twin base camps in Kashmir.

Escorted by CRPF and J&K Police, the b...