An official said 2,050 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 87 vehicles.

A group of 1,442 pilgrims (162 males, 216 females, one child, 54 Sadhus, and nine Sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 59 vehicles.

For Baltal, 608 pilgrims, comprising 456 males, 141 females, and 11 children, left in a convoy of 28 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.

The yatra, which started on July 1 will conclude on August 31.