Mail News Service
Jamshedpur, July 20: One Hariom Agrahari, 35, resident of Jaipal Colony, Dimna Road, Mango, died during pilgrimage to Srikhand Mahadev in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The cause of death is yet to be known.
Sources said the pilgrimage had started on 11th July last after a gap of two years at Singhar base camp which is 6000 feet above sea level. The deceased had gone to Kullu with his friends. Suddenly his health deteriorated. He was taken to the base camp in Kunsha where he passed away. He was taken to Nirmand Hospital where his autopsy was done, sources said.
According to SDO Nirmand, Manmohan Singh, “Prima facie it appears to be a case of death caused by oxygen deficiency.”
Sources said the mortal remains of the deceased would be brought to Jamshedpur tomorrow. The deceased was the owner of a motor parts shop at Dimna Road, they said.
Considered tougher than the Amarnath pilgrimage, the Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra began this year from the Singhad base camp at 6,000 feet above sea level in the Nirmand block of Kullu district on July 11.
The pilgrimage ends at 17,150 feet above sea level, while the ‘Shiva Lingam’ is situated at a height of 18,750 feet.
The Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra has resumed after a gap of two years due to the Covid pandemic.
The pilgrimage used to start after July 15 every year. However, this year, the Kullu administration decided to start the pilgrimage on July 11 and it will end on July 24.
The base camps for the pilgrimage have been set up at Singhad, Thachru, Kunsha, Bhimdwari and Parvatibagh. At each camp, the administration has stationed medical, rescue and police teams under a sector magistrate.
