<p>Five more pilgrims died en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during this years's pilgrimage to 83, officials said today.<br /><br />Badri Prasad (25), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was killed when he was hit by a falling stone from a hillock at Railpathri along Baltal-cave route, they said.<br /><br />Nand Kishore Lal (66), also a resident of Uttar Pradesh, died of cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp, while body of a sadhu identified as Ram Saroud was found dead near the holy shrine, the officials said.<br /><br />In another incident, Navratna Devi of Bihar suffered a massive heart attack while crossing Sangam top along the traditional Pahalgam-cave route and died while being shifted to a nearby make shift hospital, the officials said.<br /><br />Shiv Karam (73), a resident of Madhya Pradesh, died at Baltal base camp hospital, where he was admitted after he had suffered a heart attack.</p>.<p>As many as 4,82,950 pilgrims have visited the cave shrine till last evening, while 10,000 more offered their prayers by late this afternoon.</p>.<p>The annual Amarnath yatra commenced on June 25 from the twin tracks from Baltal and Pahalgam and scheduled to end on August 2, coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.</p>
<p>Five more pilgrims died en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during this years's pilgrimage to 83, officials said today.<br /><br />Badri Prasad (25), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was killed when he was hit by a falling stone from a hillock at Railpathri along Baltal-cave route, they said.<br /><br />Nand Kishore Lal (66), also a resident of Uttar Pradesh, died of cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp, while body of a sadhu identified as Ram Saroud was found dead near the holy shrine, the officials said.<br /><br />In another incident, Navratna Devi of Bihar suffered a massive heart attack while crossing Sangam top along the traditional Pahalgam-cave route and died while being shifted to a nearby make shift hospital, the officials said.<br /><br />Shiv Karam (73), a resident of Madhya Pradesh, died at Baltal base camp hospital, where he was admitted after he had suffered a heart attack.</p>.<p>As many as 4,82,950 pilgrims have visited the cave shrine till last evening, while 10,000 more offered their prayers by late this afternoon.</p>.<p>The annual Amarnath yatra commenced on June 25 from the twin tracks from Baltal and Pahalgam and scheduled to end on August 2, coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.</p>