Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, Katra
Mata Vaishno Devi
Katra, Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir
Cave shrine at about 5,200 ft in the Trikuta hills, reached by a 13 km trek from Katra.
History
The Goddess, worshipped as a combined form of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, is said to have meditated in the cave and killed the demon Bhairon Nath, whose temple is further up the hill. Devotees see the Goddess as three natural rock formations (pindies). Since 1986 the shrine has been managed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which has developed a well-lit, covered track, battery cars and a ropeway to Bhairon temple.
Architecture
Natural cave with three pindies; a new tunnel is used for most darshan, the old cave is opened when crowds are low.
Festivals
- Navaratri (Chaitra and Ashwin)
- New Year
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Directions to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
How to reach
- By air
- Jammu Airport, about 50 km
- By train
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 1 km from the base
- By road
- Trek from Banganga; ponies, palkis and helicopter Katra–Sanjichhat.
Near the temple
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