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On service at Vaishno Devi to carry devotee from Katra to Vaishno Devi Dham Pawan Hans owned Aérospatiale Dauphin Medical Reconnaissance helicopter on display. Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) is a transport service operated as a central public sector undertaking based at Noida in Delhi NCR, India.
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 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 ]
Vaishno Devi fled into Trikuta hills to escape his amorous advances, later she turned into her original form of Durga and cut off his head with her sword in a cave. [19] [20] According to author Manohar Sajnani, some legends hold that the original abode of Vaishno Devi was Ardh Kunwari, a place about 6 km [21] between Katra town and the cave.
She is the combined form of all 108 Shakta pithas as mentioned in the Devi Bhagavata Purana text. This is because it is the place where the goddess chose to reside after her birth in Dvapara Yuga . [ 37 ]
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 Shiv Khori shrine, located in Jammu and Kashmir, was relatively unknown about 40 to 50 years ago but has gained significant popularity in recent decades.Initially, only a few thousand pilgrims visited the site, but following the establishment of the Shiv Khori Shrine Board in December 2003, the number of devotees has increased dramatically.
2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP: Baldev Raj Sharma: 18,199 : 39.96% : New: Independent: Jugal Kishore 16,204 35.58% New: INC: Bhupinder Singh 5,655 12.42% New: Independent: Sham Singh 4,191 9.20% New: Independent: Raj Kumar 434 0.95% New: NOTA: None of the Above 355 0 ...