US EditionIndia Hindu Pilgrimage Begins in Contested Kashmir
INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR AND XIZANG (TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA), JUL 3 – India resumed Hindu pilgrimages to sacred sites in Xizang after five years and launched the heavily secured month-long Amarnath Yatra amid ongoing regional tensions and milit
- On June 30, 39 Indian pilgrims completed a 12-day journey in Xizang, resuming pilgrimages after five years under a bilateral agreement.
- On April 28, China’s Foreign Ministry announced the resumption of Indian pilgrimages to Xizang under a bilateral agreement, reflecting efforts to improve China-India relations.
- The 39 Indian pilgrims completed a 12-day pilgrimage via Nathu La Pass, with China investing resources to upgrade routes and facilities to support the resumption after five years.
- The Indian government deployed 45,000 soldiers and 600 paramilitary units with advanced surveillance for the July 2 start of the Amarnath Yatra, amid heightened security following April’s attack.
- Following the 1999 nuclear standoff, over 70 people were killed in recent Kashmir clashes, while Beijing reaffirmed its commitment to stable India-China relations amid rebel warnings against using pilgrimages for Hindu assertion.
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AlKhaleej TodayIn contested Kashmir, Hindus begin month-long pilgrimage to cave shrine under heavy guard
PAHALGAM (India), July 3 — Hindus began a vast month-long pilgrimage in contested Indian Kashmir today, with many of the faithful starting from near the site where a deadly April attack triggered conflict with Pakistan. Last year, half a million devotees took part in the Amarnath pilgrimage to a sacred ice pillar located in a cave in the forested Himalayan hills above the town of Pahalgam. Pahalgam is the site where gunmen on April 22 killed 26 …
India ramps up security in Pahalgam as month-long pilgrimage begins
Hindu devotees began on Thursday a month-long pilgrimage in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), with many of the faithful starting from near the site in Pahalgam where a deadly attack triggered conflict with Pakistan in April. India has ramped up security for the event, deploying 45,000 troops with high-tech surveillance tools overseeing the gruelling trek to reach the high-altitude cave, dedicated to the Hindu deity of destruc…
Amarnath Yatra | Over 12,000 Pilgrims Have Darshan Of Naturally Formed Ice 'Shivling'
Srinagar, Jul 3: Over 12,000 pilgrims had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on the first day of the pilgrimage on Thursday, officials said. “A total of 12,348 pilgrims paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine on the first day of the pilgrimage,” they said. The officials said that it included 9,181 male pilgrims, 2,223 female pilgrims, 99 children, 122 sadhus, s…
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