An official said that 2155 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 95 vehicles.
A group of 1402 pilgrims (1128 males, 228 females, 34 Sadhus and 12 sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 58 vehicles.
For Baltal, 753 pilgrims comprising 532 males, 215 females and six children left in a convoy of 37 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.
The yatra started on July 1 and will conclude on August 31.