Katra – a devotional land

India is a country with diversities and with different cultures and traditions. it having number of temples and religious places and Vaishno devi temple is one of them located in Katra. Vaishno devi temple is India’s second most visited after Tirupati Balaji in Andhra Pradesh, and every year millions of devotees and tourists visit this temple. Vaishno Devi is located in Reasi District of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Vaishno Devi temple is visited in summer and winter mostly and summer is the peak time when millions of devotees come here. The temple is very popular as it is believed to be a sacred temple and it is said that all the wishes are fulfilled by Goddess Vaishno and that is why devotees come here. According to the history, it is said that Mata came here to meditate till Lord Rama in his next incarnation accept her as here wife and till then he asked her to meditate in a cave located in Jammu and Kashmir. In the cave temple, there is not any kind of shrine or statue, there is only three rocks that are believed to be sacred and people worship these rocks. While visiting Vaishno Devi temple tourists can enjoy the surroundings and the paradise, Kashmir is the place that no one wants to miss.

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There are many more places to visit in Kashmir apart from the Vaishno Devi temple, some of them are,

• Amarnath Temple

• Bhairao Temple

• Dal Lake

• Kashmir

• Pahalgam

• Sonamarg

And many more places to visit. For transportation, Katra is easy to reach as it is well connected by all the transportation mediums such as by bus, by train and by air also. Heliport facility is also available here. For accommodation, there are number of hotels and lodges are available here that provides excellent facilities to their customers. Hotels of every range are available here but most of the tourists prefer advance booking of hotels and lodges. There are number of sites available that book hotels in Katra and provide every facility to their customers. Visit Katra once in life time and seek blessings from Goddess Vaishno.

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