Jammu, Jul 4 : Amid tight security arrangements, the third batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra left the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu early Saturday. According to official data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a total of 4,812 pilgrims departed for the twin base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam in a convoy of 259 vehicles. “2,041 pilgrims are travelling via the Baltal route, while 2,771 are heading through the Pahalgam route.” The batch comprises 3,434 male pilgrims, 966 female pilgrims, 11 children, 244 sadhus and 157 sadhvis.