The Charri Mubarak of the three-day annual Kailash Yatra left on Wednesday for Kailash Kund from the ancient Vasuki Nag Temple, Gatha, Bhaderwah.
The Yatra passed through Bhaderwah town, where DDC Chairman Dhananter Singh Kotwal, MLA Dalip Singh Parihar, former Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh, SSP Sandeep Mehta, ADC Anil Kumar Thakur, ADC Bhaderwah Sunil Kumar Bhutyal, ASP Vinod Sharma, CEO BDA, Joginder Singh, President of Sanatan Dharam Sabha, other tehsil officers and a large number of locals accorded a warm send-off to the pilgrims.
This year, only limited yatris have been allowed to participate in the Yatra as a precautionary measure in the backdrop of recent cloudburst incidents and the inclement weather condition in the region.
As per the schedule, after a night halt at Hayan (Nalthi), the Yatra will reach the destination tomorrow and devotees will take a dip in the waters of Kailash Dal.
After performing religious rituals, the Yatra will begin its return journey to Bhaderwah on Aug 22.
The local administration has made elaborate arrangements on the yatra route including deployment of medical teams with sufficient medicines, provision of drinking water, generator-based electricity, firewood, tents for pilgrims and fool-proof security to ensure smooth conduct of the Yatra.