First Batch Of Hindu Pilgrims Leave For Amarnath Shrine

JAMMU, INDIA JUNE 27: Devotees chant religious slogans as the first batch of Hindu pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra, an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine, on June 27, 2018 in Jammu, India. Nearly 40,000 security personnel from the army, paramilitary forces, state police and the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed on yatra duty for the three lakh pilgrims that are expected to undertake the yatra which will conclude on August 26. (Photo by Nitin Kanotra/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)