Around 5000 devotees, mostly from the Kashmiri Pandit community on Wednesday left in a fleet of 176 buses from here for the Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal district of Kashmir.
Amid tight security arrangements, the annual Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra was flagged off by Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar from Nagrota.
Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) J&K, SSP Jammu, SSP Traffic Jammu, Director Health Services, Joint Director Tourism, other officers and community leaders were present on the occasion.
The Divisional Commissioner said that all the necessary arrangements have been put in place en-route the Yatra by the concerned district administrations and stakeholder departments.
The arrangements include busses for transportation, security, accommodation, langar and other facilities for the devotees.
Around 5000 yatris on board 176 buses left for different destinations of Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela viz Tulmulla (Ganderbal), Tikker (Kupwara), Devsar and Manzam (Kulgam) and Logripora (Anantnag).
The main congregation will be held at Tulmulla (Ganderbal) on the auspicious occasion of Zyesht Ashtami on June 14.
Relief Organisation, in collaboration with the concerned district administration, has made all the necessary arrangements for the convenience of the pilgrimage of the devotees of Mata Kheer Bhawani. Yatra shall return on June 15, it was informed.
