Monday 5 August 2013

Katra, Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is very popular for tourism as every year millions of tourists visit this state as there are number of tourist’s destinations and the land is truly very beautiful and blessed with natural beauty because of which the land is popularly known as the paradise on the earth. There are number of religious places located in this state and Vaishno Devi is one of them which are the second most visited pilgrimage centres in India after Tirupati Balaji in Andhra Pradesh.


Vaishno Devi temple is visited by millions of devotees every year to seek the blessings from Goddess Vaishno and to pay their respects her. The temple is located in a small town called Katra that is located in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountain in Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir of India. Vaishno Devi Yatra is very popular in India and devotees come here in summer and in winter also many tourists visit the pilgrimage so that they can enjoy the snow fall in Kashmir. While visiting the temple tourists can enjoy the beautiful natural destinations of Kashmir. The cool, crisp mountain air and the beautiful, pleasant climate of the land attract many more tourists from all over the world. In the temple, there is not statue of Goddess, only three rocks are there that are believed to be sacred and people worship these rocks.






According to the mythology, Lord Rama asked Vaishno Devi to meditate in this cave till Kaliyuga when he can accept Mata Vaishno as his wife. Therefore Mata came here. The temple is one of the most revered and holiest places in India. Katra is located about 42 km from Jammu city and it can be easily reached by all the transportation facilities by road, by train and by air also. Helipad facility is also available in Katra. For accommodation, there are number of places to stay and you can get hotels of all ranges here. Devotees and tourists visiting Katra mostly prefer hotels near Vaishno Devi temple and the region houses number of hotels and lodges that provides all the services to their customers. 

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