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Amarnath temple is located in a cave 3,888 m above sea level.
32 others sustained injuries, of whom six are critical, said an official. The officers were returning from Amarnath Yatra duty when the accident happened.
According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Friday, which is quite low to be categorised as a cloudburst.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish over the tragedy.
Except Kerala, all the 28 other states have already uploaded the panel of doctors who would be issuing the medical certificate on the website of the Amarnath Pilgrimage Board (Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board).
For the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage in the Pahalgam area, the Jammu and Kashmir state government has spent a record $72 million on preparations.
Using the uphill trek of 14-km from Baltal allows the pilgrims 'darshan' inside the cave and return to the base camp the same day.
Five people - four men and a woman - were killed, while three others were injured.
The pilgrims, including 1,429 women and 250 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp.
A flood alert, and the poor condition of rain-battered roads, have forced authorities to suspend the annual 60-day Yatra.
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