Things to do in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
Katra or Vaishno Devi is a city and Tehsil in the Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the foot of the Trikuta Mountains, where the shrine of Vaishno Devi is located.
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- 1Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
Katra or Vaishno Devi is a city and Tehsil in the Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the foot of the Trikuta Mountains, where the shrine of Vaishno Devi is located.
- 2Ardhkuwari
Ardhkuwari is a major holy site and the main resting point on the walk to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. It is located in the Trikuta Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir , India.
- 3Deva Mai Temple
Deva Mai is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Divine Mother, about 4 kilometres outside Katra in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated in the Siwalik Hills, it is reached via a 3.5 km detour from the main Jammu-Katra highway.
- 4Vaishno Devi Temple
The Vaishno Devi Temple, also known as the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple and Vaishno Devi Bhavan, is a Hindu temple in Katra, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- 5Vaishno Devi Temple stampede
On 1 January 2022, 12 people were killed and 16 others injured in a crowd crush near to Gate No. 3 at the Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India.
- 6Vaishnodevi Temple, Rourkela
Vaishnodevi Temple at Rourkela is a replica of the original Temple of Vaishnodevi of Jammu and is situated on the top of the Durgapur Hill facing towards Rourkela Steel Plant. Bhairabanath Temple is situated near Vaishodevi Temple on the hill.
- 7Baba Dhansar
The holy place of Baba Dhansar is located at Karua Jheel near village Karua, 17 km from Reasi towards Katra in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir State, India. The approach involves a walk of 200 metres from the road.