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It also runs Vaishno Devi helicopter service. [2] PHL has emerged as Asia's one of the largest helicopter operators with a own operational fleet of 43 helicopters. [17] Pawan Hans offers helicopter services for: Off-Shore operations; Inter-island transportation; Connecting inaccessible areas; Heli-Pilgrimage Tourism; Training & Skill Development
Deccan Charters is an aviation company based in Bengaluru, India that operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport . [ 4 ] Deccan Technical Services, the maintenance unit of Deccan Charters, maintains helicopters on behalf of 50 Indian corporates such as Reliance Industries and Essar ...
The Vaishno Devi temple in 2008. The Vaishno Devi Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Vaishno Devi located in Katra at the Trikuta Mountains within the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [9] [10] [11] The Shakta tradition considered it as one of the 108 Shakti Peethas dedicated to goddess Durga. [12]
The Vaishno Devi Temple was included in the Jammu and Kashmir Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Act No. XVI/1988 and also part of Article 26 of the Constitution of India. [37] The board name is Shri Mata Vaishno devi Shrine Board.
It is situated at the foot of the Trikuta Mountains, where the shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. Katra is located 24 km (15 mi) from the town of Reasi, 42 km (26 mi) from the city of Jammu and around 685 km (426 mi) north of the national capital New Delhi and is the base for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Temple. Mata Vaishnoo Devi Temple
The temple is governed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and has been chaired by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir since August 1986. [26] It is one of the most popular Hindu pilgrimage sites in north-west India, with millions of devotees visiting the hill temple annually. [ 27 ]
The 14,500-square-metre (156,000 sq ft) terminal can only handle domestic flights. It has 5 gates and 20 check-in desks. [6] A store selling traditional packaged food items, a shoe shop, a restaurant, and a souvenir store and information desk for pilgrims travelling to the Vaishno Devi temple are among the amenities available in the terminal.
The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly Express train of the Indian Railways running between India's southern most operational railway station of Kanyakumari to India's Northern Most Operational and connected railway station(as of March 2024) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.