PTI
SRINAGAR: (Aug 4) The final leg of the Amarnath yatra began on Monday as Mahant Deependra Giri took out the ‘Chhari Mubarak’, sacred mace of Lord Shiva, from its abode at Dashnami Akhara Temple for its journey to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Custodian of the Chhari Mubarak Mahant Giri, accompanied by several sadhus, took out the holy mace early in the morning from the Dashnami Akhara Temple at Budshah Chowk here, under tight security.
“The holy mace will reach Pahalgam tonight and stay there for two nights followed by a night halt at Chandwari on August 6, Sheshnag on August 7 and Panjtarni on August 8 before reaching the holy cave on August 9 which will mark the culmination of the yatra as per scriptures,” he said.
