Vaishno Devi Travel Blog

The government of India has commenced the construction of a ropeway project worth Rs 250 crore for Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir, a revered Hindu shrine. In 2022, over 91 lakh devotees visited the temple, with most of them trekking 12 kilometres to reach the temple located in the Trikuta Hills, which sit at an altitude of 5,200 feet near Jammu. On Wednesday, Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited (RITES) opened bids for the nearly 2.4-km ropeway project, which will employ a gondola cable car system and could decrease the arduous journey for pilgrims from 5–6 hours to just six minutes. The project will begin at Tarakote, near the base camp of Katra, and finish at Sanjichat, close to the temple. The project is anticipated to be completed within 3 years. Not...

Vaishno Devi temple news: The cave shrine of Vaishno Devi atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district has put in place e-surveillance through a dedicated CCTV network of over 700 cameras, officials said on Friday (January 27). A record of over 91.25 lakh devotees paid obeisance at the shrine in 2022, the highest in the past nine years, they said. "Safety and security of pilgrims is the top priority of shrine board," Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Anshul Garg said. For the purpose of real-time tracking of pilgrims on the track, ensure proper crowd management and manage registration of the pilgrimage in a seamless and hassle-free way, the board has started the issuance of free RFID-based yatra access cards. ...

Over 91 lakh pilgrims visited the famous Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in 2022, the highest in the last nine years, a senior official of the shrine board said on Sunday. Over 23,000 devotees offered prayers at the shrine located atop Trikuta hills on New Year's Eve. In a tweet, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO Anshul Garg said, "91.25 lakh devotees paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in 2022, the highest number since the start of Online Individual Yatri registration in 2013. May Mata Rani continue to shower blessings of peace, happiness and prosperity upon all of us." According to shrine board data, 23,110 pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine on the last day of 2022. In 2022, the highest footfall was recorded in Jun...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday issued fresh guidelines to regulate pilgrims visiting the cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in Trikuta Hills of Katra. The decision was taken by the state executive committee during a detailed review of the current Covid-19 situation in the union territory. "Only those yatris shall be allowed to visit Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji shrine, who do not show any Covid related symptoms and premises of the shrine should be properly sanitized as per the Covid SoPs," read the order. At the review meet it was observed that Covid-19 containment measures remain crucial to curb spread even now. As per the new rules, pilgrims must carry a valid and verifiable RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen Test not older than 72 hours. Jammu and Kashmir on Frid...