Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- The annual Gangbal Yatra commenced today with great religious fervour after being ceremoniously flagged off by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, from Naranag Temple in Ganderbal district.
Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Jatin Kishore; SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Poswal; and other civil and police officials were present on the occasion.
A group of pilgrims from the Kashmiri Pandit community began their spiritual journey from the historic Naranag temple following the revered Charri Puja.
The devotees, escorted by SDRF teams, police personnel, and officials from health and other departments, set out on the 15-km trek to the sacred Gangbal Lake, nestled at an altitude of around 14,500 feet in the Harmukh mountai...