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Amarnath Yatra 2027: dates, registration and rules

Amarnath Yatra 2027 dates aren’t announced yet. How 2026 worked: dates, registration, health certificate, age limits and routes, from official sources.

By Abbsar Bhat
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The dates for the Amarnath Yatra 2027 have not been announced yet; we last checked on 24 October 2026. The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) announces them each year. In 2026 the Yatra ran for 57 days, from 3 July to 28 August, ending on Raksha Bandhan, though pilgrim movement from both base camps was suspended from 9 August after rain, cloudbursts and landslides damaged the tracks, National Herald reported. Advance registration opened on 15 April 2026 at 554 bank branches and online, and every pilgrim needed a Compulsory Health Certificate, News On Air reported.

Snow-streaked peaks above the valley at Baltal
Snow-streaked peaks above the valley at Baltal. Photo: Nckumbhkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
In this guide4 sections
  1. How the 2026 Yatra worked
  2. The two routes
  3. What to watch for in 2027
  4. Yatra questions

At a glance

2026 Yatra
3 July to 28 August, 57 days
Registration opened
15 April 2026
Bank branches
554, plus online
Age limits
13 to 70 years
Health certificate
Issued on or after 8 April 2026
Pilgrims in 2026
More than 4.8 lakh

How the 2026 Yatra worked

  1. Get a Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC) from an authorised doctor or medical institution. In 2026 it had to be issued on or after 8 April 2026.
  2. Register online or at a designated branch of J&K Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India or Yes Bank (554 branches in 2026). Permits were first come, first served, with a fixed daily quota per route at each branch.
  3. Choose your route: Pahalgam, the traditional route, or Baltal, the shorter one.
  4. Collect your RFID card. Every registered pilgrim and service provider was issued one.

Steps 1, 2 and 4, the dates and the age limits come from News On Air (15 April 2026). Pilgrim numbers come from the Free Press Journal (28 August 2026). The route descriptions, “the traditional Pahalgam route” and “the shorter Baltal route”, are the Shrine Board’s, as reported by the National Herald (28 August 2026). The official source is the SASB website, jksasb.nic.in.

The two routes

  • The Pahalgam route is the traditional one. Incredible India calls Pahalgam “the gateway to the sacred Amarnath cave”; see the Pahalgam guide.
  • The Baltal route is the shorter one, near Sonamarg. Baltal lies about 15 km east of Sonamarg at the foot of the Zoji La, according to the Ganderbal district administration; see the Sonamarg guide.

The Go Kashmir app’s place card for the Amarnath cave shows its season and permit notes.

A winding road through the green valley near Baltal
The valley near Baltal. Photo: Vikrantdhiman189381, CC BY 4.0

For travellers who are not on the Yatra: Chandanwari, on the Pahalgam side, is on the list of places closed to tourists under district orders valid to 31 December 2026, The Wire reported. The 2026 cut-off times for tourist vehicles on the Pahalgam and Sonamarg roads are in Kashmir in July.

What to watch for in 2027

  • The dates, announced by the Shrine Board.
  • The registration opening date. In 2026 it was 15 April. The Pratham Puja and on-the-spot registration fell in late June: see Kashmir in June.
  • The CHC issue date. In 2026, certificates had to be issued on or after 8 April.

We will add the 2027 dates and rules here, with the source and date, as soon as they are published.

Yatra questions

When will the Amarnath Yatra 2027 start?

It had not been announced as of 24 October 2026. The 2026 Yatra ran from 3 July to 28 August.

How do you register?

In 2026 you needed a CHC first, then registered online or at one of 554 designated bank branches, from 15 April.

What is the age limit?

In 2026, 13 to 70 years.

Which route is shorter?

The Shrine Board calls Baltal the shorter route and Pahalgam the traditional one.

Sources

  1. News On Air, registration begins across 554 bank branches, 15 Apr 2026.
  2. Free Press Journal, Amarnath Yatra 2026 concludes, 28 Aug 2026.
  3. National Herald, Yatra concludes with the arrival of Chhari Mubarak, 28 Aug 2026.
  4. Ministry of Tourism, Incredible India: Pahalgam. Read 22 Oct 2026.
  5. The Wire, tourist destinations shut under the July 2026 orders, 15 Jul 2026.
  6. Ganderbal district administration, Sonamarg, updated 19 Jan 2023.
  7. National Herald, Amarnath Yatra 2026 concludes, 28 Aug 2026. Read 24 Oct 2026.

We searched for a 2027 announcement on 24 October 2026 and found none. The Shrine Board’s website, jksasb.nic.in, was not responding that day from India or abroad; we will confirm against it when it is back. We write from published sources and do not claim personal visits. How we check facts.

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