The donations made by pilgrims at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas have witnessed a 100-fold rise since the resumption of the annual pilgrimage, post pandemic-induced restrictions, official data has revealed.

The data released by Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB), in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query raised by Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar Sharma, showed that cash donation and offerings jumped from just Rs 9.23 lakh in 2020-21 to Rs 9.75 crore in 2025-26. The offering peaked in 2024-25 at over 11.58 crore, slightly higher than Rs 11.15 crore in 2023-24.

After Covid-induced restrictions, that had been place in 2020 and 2021, were removed, the yatra recorded a footfall of over 3 lakh devotees from across the country in 2022, followe

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