Vaishnodevi Pilgrims

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  7,000 Pilgrims To Be Allowed Per Day At Vaishno Devi Shrine From October 15

  As many as 7,000 pilgrims will be allowed per day to pay obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in the Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district from October 15, an official of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said on Monday.

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  Vaishnodevi Pilgrims To Get safety Gear To Prevent Injuries

  Pilgrims riding on ponies to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir will now be equipped with helmets, knee and elbow guards to prevent injuries.

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  Vaishno Devi Shrine Gets Rs 1.9 Crore In Demonetised Currency

  The cave shrine of Mata Vaishno devi had received donations worth Rs 1.9 crore in old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after the government's demonetisation decision of November 8 even as the shrine board has set up POS machines to facilitate pilgrims to make cashless payments.

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  Over 1 Lakh Pilgrims Visit Vaishnodevi During Navratras

  Over one lakh pilgrims have visited Katra and paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi during the ongoing festival of navratras.

• Vaishnodevi Yatra Running Smooth, Chopper Services Resume

  Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta Hills in Reasi district is going smoothly today, with over 12,000 more pilgrims on their way to offer prayers.

• Vaishnodevi Shrine Eyes Jump in Footfall as Katra Rail Link Opens

  The Mata Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir can now look forward to a larger turnout of pilgrims after the train service to Katra, the base camp for the pilgrimage, was today inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• Jammu: Vaishnodevi receives season's first snowfall

  The revered Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine in Reasi district got the season's first snowfall as around 12,000 pilgrims were on their way to pay homage.

• Pilgrim dies of heart attack in Jammu

  A pilgrim died of heart attack en route the cave shrine of Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills in Reasi district.

• 32 Vaishnodevi pilgrims injured as bus overturns

  Thirty-two Vaishnodevi pilgrims, on their way back to Delhi, were injured when a bus carrying them overturned at Katra in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir today. The bus skidded off the road and overturned at Moori in the Katra belt injuring 32 pilgrims, two of them seriously, police said.

• Vaishno Devi pilgrim among two dead in Jammu and Kashmir

  A Vaishno Devi pilgrim was among two persons killed after a fall into a deep gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Mishra Ram (64) from UP was on his way to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills, when he slipped and rolled down into an over 100-feet deep gorge at Bhawan close to shrine last night, officials said today. His body was recovered b...

• Vaishnodevi pilgrim dies due to cardiac arrest

  A woman pilgrim on way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi died due to a heart attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said here today.

• Vaishnodevi shrine to have more security posts

  More security posts will be set up for visitors to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Reasidistrict, a senior police official said today.Reviewing security arrangements around cave shrine, IGP Dilbagh Singh directed police to setup up more posts in the wake of increase in number of pilgrims during this season."More police posts should be create...

• Pilgrim dies of heart attack on his way to Vaishnodevi shrine

  A Vaishnodevi pilgrim died due to heart attack on his way to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills inReasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.60-year-old Manmohan Chopra of Delhi died after suffering a cardiac arrest enroute the cave shrine at Ardhkuwari, 55 kms from Jammu, late on Thursday night, they said.

• 82 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishnodevi in 2009

  The Vaishnodevi registered over 82.05 lakh faithfuls who visited the cave-shrine located in Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009.