Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir): The pilgrimage to the sacred Kailash Kund lake at a height of 14,700 feet in Jammu and Kashmir has been canceled this year due to Covid-19. An official gave this information to Thursday. He said that this 10-day pilgrimage has already been reduced to three days. Now pilgrims will only be allowed to take a stick Mubarak procession from the traditional Himalayan route to the lake.
The Kailash Kund Yatra was scheduled to begin on August 8 from Chhatragala and Haiyan in Jammu and Bhaderwah in Kashmir, but was delayed due to Covid-19. Bhaderwah Additional Commissioner Rakesh Kumar said, “In view of the situation and standard operating procedure, the Jammu and Kashmir administration, in consultation with Kailash Seva Sangh, Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Charitable Trust and Vasuki Annapurna Langar, will not organize the Kailash Yatra this year. Has decided. We regret the cancellation of the trip. “