Budha Amarnath pilgrims will be welcomed everywhere

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RAJOURI AUGUST 06:–Rajouri: The first batch of Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra will reach Poonch on Wednesday and the devotees will have darshan of Baba on Thursday. After this, the pilgrims will be brought to Shivkhodi, where after having darshan, the devotees will leave. All the arrangements for this have been completed and are being

On reaching Sundarbani, Budha Amarnath pilgrims will be given a warm welcome. After having refreshments here, the Yatra will reach Naushera bridge, where refreshments have been arranged for the pilgrims. After this, the batch of pilgrims will reach Rajouri base camp, where along with welcoming the pilgrims, food has been arranged for them. After this, the pilgrims will leave for Poonch amid tight security arrangements. Before Poonch, the pilgrims will be welcomed at Biji and tea will be arranged for them. After this, the batch of pilgrims will leave for Poonch. The pilgrims will reach Poonch late in the evening. Arrangements for food and lodging will be made there. On Thursday morning, a group of pilgrims will leave for Baba Budha Amarnath Ji, 22 km away from Poonch city, amid tight security arrangements. After visiting Baba Budha Amarnath Ji, the devotees will reach Shivkhodi Dham. After visiting Lord Shankar there, the devotees will leave for Jammu.

Devotees will be under tight security arrangements.

The group of devotees will be kept under tight security arrangements. No devotee other than the group will be allowed to come. Paramilitary forces as well as state police personnel will be deployed in front, behind and in the middle of the convoy included in the group. Traffic police personnel will be deployed on the entire route to avoid any kind of jam on the road, so that the devotees can move ahead without any trouble.

Devotees will get medical facilities on the entire route

During the journey of Baba Budha Amarnath Ji, medical facilities have been arranged by the Health Department for the devotees on the entire route. Ambulances along with doctors will be kept at various places, so that if any devotee needs medical facilities, they can be provided better medical facilities on time.

BG Naka will have to be crossed within the stipulated time limit

The border of Rajouri and Poonch districts is called BG Naka. A time limit has been fixed for the pilgrims to cross this Naka so that the Yatra can reach its destination safely. The devotees returning after visiting Baba Budha Amarnath Ji by 12 noon will have to cross BG Naka, whereas the devotees going for Baba’s darshan will have to cross BG Naka by 4 pm.

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