Approximately 143 ponies have died while taking part in an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India, according to a report from the Hindustan Times. Last year, 60 ponies died during the pilgrimage.

The report indicates that many of the ponies died after becoming tangled in razor wire used for security purposes.

There are two routes pilgrims can take on the annual sacred journey 13,500 feet into the Himalaya mountains to worship at a stalagmite believed to symbolize the powers of the Hindu god Lord Shiva: the Sonamarg-Amarnath route and the Pahalgam-Amarnath route. There are three veterinary medical camps stationed on each of the pathways.

According to the report, animal husbandry officials announced that 48 ponies have died on the Sonamarg route and 95 have perished on the Pahalgam route. Additionally, about 5,800 ponies from both trails have been injured in some way during the trek