The Vaishno Devi Temple is a natural mountaintop cave in Katra, India. A popular pilgrimage site for Hindu devotees, the arduous trek up the steep mountain is some 7.5 miles on foot. On average, more ...

Navratri is one of the most powerful and widely celebrated festivals in India. For nine nights, devotees worship the divine feminine in her many forms, seeking strength, protection, and inner ...

As the auspicious Chaitra Navratri 2025 draws to a close, today, on the occasion of Durga Ashtami, various devotees gathered at Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir. Women and children, were seen ...

Plan your Vaishno Devi Yatra during Navratri 2026. Explore key dates, online helicopter booking rules, IRCTC packages, RFID cards, and trek options.

The Vaishno Devi Temple is also known as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The temple is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site that is nestled in the Trikuta Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, near Katra. This ...

As we continue our climb, I meet 59-year-old Pushpa Devi from Banaras. I stare at her in wonderment when she tells me this is her 45th visit to the temple. She is equally bewildered to hear this is my ...

Day 1 Navaratri: On day 1 of Navaratri devotees throng Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra for puja of Maa Sharadiya. The shrine board also reteirated that very elaborate arrangements are made by ...

The Bahriavnath temple in Vaishno Devi is located just about a few kilometers away from the Maata Vaishno Devi Temple which is located in India’s northernmost state, Jammu and Kashmir. Katra Bhairav ...

The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has banned the sale of liquor and non-vegetarian food for two months in Katra and surrounding areas. This ban aims to maintain the sanctity of the holy site visited by ...

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