PAASH, Vacationer: “Yearly I come to Pahalgam for the Amarnath Yatra. I’ve include my good friend. There isn’t any motorable highway to achieve the holy cave; the roads are slender, and we take the kachha highway. We journey on horses; it’s adventurous additionally. And once we include the household, it feels good; the kids additionally really feel completely happy.”
Tons of of ponywallas begin their preparations prematurely by registering with the Assistant Labour Commissioner for the yatra.
They transport pilgrims on horses and palanquins, or palkis, accompanied by pitthus, or porters, to the holy cave—a journey that takes about one and a half days to finish.
MOHAMMAD SHAMI, Ponywalla: “We get work solely when the Yatra begins. In the course of the Yatra, we ferry no less than 30 folks. The higher the yatra, the higher it’s for us. It’s tiring, and we relaxation for a month. For the remainder of the yr we’re idle; our sole employment is throughout the Yatra.”
Ponywallas, who sometimes come from poor households and have small land holdings, depend on the annual one-and-a-half-month-long pilgrimage for his or her livelihoods.
The yatra gives adequate revenue for them to maintain by the remainder of the yr.
TANVEER SINGH, Vacationer: “So far as I do know, travelling on horses is the one method to go for the Amarnath Yatra. This additionally helps the native ponywallas earn some cash. Their livelihood will depend on the yatra. They’ve their households; their children can even get a possibility to go to highschool. They aren’t from our faith (Hinduism), however they respect our faith. They worth us, and I see that as an inspiration.”
In keeping with official knowledge, this yr over 1.3 lakh pilgrims launched into the yatra within the first six days alone because it started on June twenty ninth, breaking all earlier data.
The 52-day-long yatra will finish on August 19.
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