Five more pilgrims died en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir [ Images ] Himalayas, taking the toll during this years's pilgrimage to 83, officials said on Monday.
Badri Prasad (25), a resident of Uttar Pradesh [ Images ], was killed when he was hit by a falling stone from a hillock at Railpathri along Baltal-cave route, they said.
Nand Kishore Lal (66), also a resident of Uttar Pradesh, died of cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp, while body of a sadhu identified as Ram Saroud was found dead near the holy shrine, the officials said.
In another incident, Navratna Devi of Bihar suffered a massive heart attack while crossing Sangam top along the traditional Pahalgam-cave route and died while being shifted to a nearby make shift hospital, the officials said.
Shiv Karam (73), a resident of Madhya Pradesh [ Images ], died at Baltal base camp hospital, where he was admitted after he had suffered a heart attack.
As many as 4,82,950 pilgrims have visited the cave shrine till Sunday evening, while 10,000 more offered their prayers by late on Monday afternoon.
The annual Amarnath yatra [ Images ] commenced on June 25 from the twin tracks from Baltal and Pahalgam and scheduled to end on August 2, coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.
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