Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims head out amid tight security

All arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra were completed on Saturday as the first batch of Valley-bound pilgrims arrived in winter capital Jammu.

This year's Yatra begins on July 1 and pilgrims or 'yatris' have already reached the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu en route to the cave shrine in the Himalayas. 

The first batch of pilgrims will leave for the Baltal base camp in north Kashmir at around 4 a.m. on Sunday in a convoy escorted by security forces.