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It will end on August 26 coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festival.Helicopter services are also available from both base camps. JAMMU: A batch of 1,753 pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley on Friday to perform the Amarnath Yatra , police said.They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy as 601 pilgrims headed for Baltal base camp covering a 14 km trek, while 1,152 proceeded on 36 km trek towards Pahalgam Over 2,16,000 pilgrims have paid their obeisance at the holy cave shrine since the pilgrimage started on June 28..