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Katra is the holy place for the devotees who are traveling the sacred shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and its surrounding place. The expedition to the shrine from Katra is a walking distance of around 14 km and is full of amazing views. Tourist can easily connect through Katra, a small town in Udhampur District, from Jammu city, which is around 45 km away. Dotted with numerous hotels, restaurants and Dhabas, Katra is a prime destination of Jammu and Kashmir tourism. Being associated with Mata Vaishno Devi journey, most of the tourist attractions places in near Katra are places like Maa Vaishno Devi Mandir,Ban Ganga, Ardh Kuwari Cave, Bhairavnath Temple, City Shopping, Ranbireshwar Temple, Chenab River, Sanasar Lake, Dera Baba Banda, Agar Jitoo.
1.Maa Vaishno Devi Mandir
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2.Ban Ganga
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3.Ardh Kuwari Cave
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4.Bhairavnath Temple
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5.City Shopping
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6.Ranbireshwar Temple
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7.Chenab River
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Wishing you & your family a very happy journey. :)
चलोबुलावाआयाहै ! मातानेबुलायाहै
!! --- Let's have a call! Mother called!!
The Intention of writing this blog is to make all you devote aware
as to how to reach Vaishno Devi. This blog probably will help you to explore
the option to reaching there & will make your journey more comfortable.
It is a big belief by every
devotee that the holy tour to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi starts after the call from
mata (Vaishno Devi). You may have analyzed these inner feelings of faith but it
is more than belief and many pilgrims have gained experiences regarding this.
Mata Vaishno devi mandir is a holy place of Hindu Religion
situated in Trikuta hills of Himalaya in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir.
This temple also a famous pilgrimage destination. Vaishno Devi, also known as
Mata Rani, Trikuta and Vaishnavi, is a manifestation of the Hindu Mother Goddess
Mahalakshmi. The words "maa" and "mata" are commonly used
in India for "mother", and thus are often used in connection with
Vaishno Devi.
How to
reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple by Train?
Mata Vaishno Devi temple is 12 Kms away from Katra. Katra is well
connected by Road to Jammu. Jammu is very well connected by Train, Road, and
Air from all metros of India.
If you are planing to visit by train go through
http://www.irctc.co.in IRCTC does have package for Vaishno devi yatra. A
Rajdhani Train also runs from Delhi - Jammu route on every Friday.
Where to Stay
in Katra?
When you arrived to Jammu railway station then you can then reach Katra Station by bus or you can hire a taxi. Katra is 40 Km
from Jammu & Travel time would be around 2 hrs. The journey is a bit tiring
and you will need to freshen up after reaching there.
It is always suggest taking a hotel for your stay there, it takes a
day to go to the vaishno devi shrine and come back and more importantly one
cannot carry all the luggage. The place Katra is covered with
Hotels. Your Bus will drop you at Katra Bus station. Hotels of all budgets are
available in Katra. When you arrive Katra you will find yourself surrounded by
many agents for rooms.
So I would suggest you to not to listen them all. Be calm &
search hotel as per your requirement with bargaining (Indian people good always
in mol-bhav) . If you booked for hotel online then it is also fine. I come to
know there are many hotel rooms booking websites which provides online facility
for hotels. You can do some googling for this J.
The Average Room Rent in offseason is INR350 (Non A/C Room) &
INR600 (A/C Room). In Peak Season this figure would be around INR500 &
INR750 respectively.
Before You
starting your Yatra..
Before You Being your Yatra, first thing you need to go is to get
Yatra Parchi from Shrine Board office which is located on Katra Bus Stand.
Have a good bath & if you want take a short nap then go ahead.
Have a meal & start your Journey.
You can to cover 12 km yatra by following options:
1. Helicopter
2. Pittu
3. Horses
4. Rickshaw
5. Walking
You can rest at bhawan. With free Blankets service are also
available there. For every blanket you need to deposit INR100 as a Secuirty.
Hope the above valuable information will help you during journey.
You may leave your review comments. If you want to add more information then
please go ahead.
