Amarnath Yatra 2025: Every year, lakhs of people take part in this spiritual yatra to visit the Amarnath Cave in the Himalayas, where the natural ice Shivling appears and is worshipped as a divine form of Lord Shiva.
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has shared the official dates and given important updates related to the yatra, helicopter booking, and registration, so pilgrims can plan their trip well in advance.
The Amarnath Yatra 2025 will start on 3rd July 2025 and will end on 9th August 2025, which is also the day of Raksha Bandhan. These dates follow the Hindu calendar and give more than a month’s time for pilgrims to complete the yatra.
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The yatra will begin on 27th July 2025, and to make it smooth and safe, the Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal recently held a meeting with religious leaders, officials, and people to talk about the preparations.
During the meeting, Additional Deputy Commissioner Tahir Mustafa Malik gave a full update on how the team is following earlier plans and guidelines to make sure everything is done properly. They are working on making stay arrangements for the pilgrims, building clean toilets at base camps and stop points, providing medical services, clean water and electricity, parking spaces, public announcements, transport, and shelter sheds. Cleanliness and hygiene are also being focused on.
Deputy Commissioner Kundal told everyone that the administration is fully ready and serious about giving all pilgrims a peaceful and well-organized spiritual trip. The focus is to take care of all the small and big things so that every person who joins this yatra can feel safe and blessed.
Key Dates:
- Opening Date: 3rd July 2025
- Closing Date: 9th August 2025
- Duration: 38 days
Online Registration Process
- Visit the official Shri AmarnathJi Shrine Board (SASB) website and click on “Online Services” in the top menu.
- Select the “Yatra Permit Registration” option from the list.
- Read all the guidelines, dos, and don’ts. Once done, click “I Agree” and then choose “Register”.
- Fill in your personal details, such as name, yatra date, mobile number, Aadhaar number, etc. Upload a passport-size photo and a scanned copy of your Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC).
- Verify your mobile number using the OTP sent to your registered number.
- Within two hours, you’ll receive a payment link. Pay the registration fee (approximately ₹220, subject to change).
- After successful payment, you can download your Yatra Registration Permit from the portal.
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Offline Registration Process
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up several places where you can do it in person. You can head to spots like Vaishnavi Dham, Panchayat Bhawan, or Mahajan Hall. The process is pretty simple and meant to help make things easier for pilgrims.
- Collect a token slip from one of the designated centres. These tokens are issued three days before the selected yatra date.
- The next day, go to Saraswati Dham for your medical check-up and formal registration.
- On the same day, visit the RFID card centre in Jammu to collect your card and finalise the process.
