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To date, more than 2,40,000 pilgrims have performed the pilgrimage.The 60-day-long yatra will end on August 26.The Met has forecast rain along both the Baltal and Pahalgam treks on Monday. JAMMU: A new batch of 1,208 pilgrims left Jammu on Monday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra , an official said.They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 45 vehicles, as 435 pilgrims headed to Baltal base camp while 773 towards Pahalgam , he said.This is the smallest batch of pilgrims to leave for the holy cave shrine since the Yatra started on June 28..