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Vaishno Devi

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Proper NameVaishno Devi Mandir
Date Builtunknown
Primary DeityVaishno Devi (Shakti)
LocationVaishno Devi, Jammu and Kashmir

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Vaishno Devi Mandir ( ) is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Shakti, located in the hills of Vaishno Devi, Jammu and Kashmir, India. In Hinduism, Vaishno Devi, also known as Mata Rani and Vaishnavi, is a manifestation of the Mother Goddess.

The temple is near the town of Katra, in the Reasi district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the most revered places of worship in Northern India. The shrine is at an altitude of 5200 feet and a distance of approximately 13.5 kilometres (8.38851 miles) from Katra. Approximately 8 million pilgrims (yatris) visit the temple every year and it is the second most visited religious shrine in India, after Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board maintains the shrine. A rail link from Udhampur to Katra is being built to facilitate pilgrimage. The nearest airport is Jammu Airport which has very high flight frequency. All leading domestic airlines have their services to Jammu Airport.

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Navratra shows fall in number of pilgrims to Vaishnodevi - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--"Over 2.81 lakh pilgrims have visited cave shrine of -Vaishnodevi- during nine days of Navratras this year," Additional Chief Executive Officer, ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:33:46 GMT+00:00
Muslim girl leads Navratra celebrations in J&K - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--Mahapara Mogul knows she is at the centre of celebrations as make-up artists get to work on her as she dresses up as Mata -Vaishno Devi-. ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:13:33 GMT+00:00
Work on Udhampur-Katra link likely to be over by year end - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--Katra town in Reasi is the base camp for pilgrims to -Vaishno Devi- shrine where an estimated eight million devotees pay obeisance every year. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:34:02 GMT+00:00
Vaishno Devi pilgrims cross 1 lakh - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--More than 1 lakh yatris performed darshan at the Mata -Vaishno Devi- shrine in the first three days of the nine-day Navratas. According to Shri Mata Vaishnoo ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:11:51 GMT+00:00
Schoolkid dies in mishap, 11 injured - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--According to reports, Kamla (60) of Badi village was killed after coming under the wheels of a train near -Vaishno Devi- temple in Dala police outpost area. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:55:24 GMT+00:00
Vaishno Devi's darshan at Palace Grounds - MyBangalore Tweet this news
MyBangalore--They have also built a -Vaishno Devi- Mandir on a 60-foot stage. It took them four months to build the whole set-up. For one night on Saturday, ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:41:07 GMT+00:00



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