Vaishno Devi News

7000 people are being allowed to visit the shrine in a day.Their temperature is being checked and all necessary SOPs, in the wake of the pandemic, are being followed.

The per-day pilgrims limit has been increased from five thousand to seven thousandRapid Antigen Testing is being conducted for pilgrims, and masks are also mandatory as per the COVID-19 protocols

The app, set to be launched on October 17, the first day of Navratri, would also have a feature to conduct live 'hawan'The new app for live 'darshan' and 'hawan' will work on both 'Android' and 'iOS' operating systems

Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Temple resumed on August 16, nearly 5 months after it was suspended due to Covid-19Registration of pilgrims should be made only through online mode

The Vaishno Devi Shrine along with other religious places across the Union Territory reopened for devotees on 16 August after remaining closed for almost five months due to the covid-19 outbreak

Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir administration has set guidelines for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrineA devotee said, 'I'm happy that people can visit the temple once again'

The pilgrimage to the shrine in Reasi district was stopped on March 18 in view of the spread of coronavirusThe board is also putting in place door-mounted thermal scanners at multiple places

The Vande Bharat Express train on the Delhi-Katra route will have three stops: Ambala, Ludhiana and JammuCurrently, a superfast train takes about 12 hours to reach Katra from Delhi

The Delhi-Katra route was chosen by the Railway Board in a bid to capitalise on the high traffic volume owing to the Vaishno Devi temple pilgrimage The first Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 was launched on the Delhi-Varanasi route