MATA VAISHNO DEVI- KATRA
Situated at a distance of 62 km from Jammu, the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located in Trikuta Mountain at an elevation of 1615 meters from sea level. The shrine is considered to be one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites in the world. This is the place where devotees throng to pay homage to the Mother Goddess throughout the year. To reach the cave temple, devotees need to undertake 14 km uphill trekking on foot from Katra. Nowadays, chopper services are also available from Banganga to Sanji Chatt. In the shrine, mother goddess is worshiped in the form of three rock cut pindies that represents the Goddess Kali, Lakshmi and Saraswati.
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Temples in Jammu Region
- Raghunath Mandir – Jammu
- Bawey Wali Mata – Jammu
- Peer-Kho – Jammu
- Ranbireshwar Temple – Jammu
- Panchbakhtar Temple – Jammu
- Shiv Khori – Udhampur
- Sudh Mahadev – Patnitop
- Lakshmi Narayan Temple – Jammu
- Buddha Amarnath Temple – Ponch
- Sarthal Mata Temple – Kishtwar
- Purmandal Temple – Jammu
- TSO Moriri – Ladakh
- Sui & Burj Temple – Jammu
- Bala Sundri Temple – Kathua
- Sukrala Mata Temple – Billawar
- Gauri Kund Temple – Patnitop
- Mantalai Temple – Jammu
- Kameshwar Temple – Akhnoor
- Kolkandoli Temple – Nagrota
- Chichi Mata Temple – Samba
- Shesnag Temple – Mansar Lake
- Mata Chanchloyee Devi Temple – Kathua
- Shiv Temple – Basholi Fort
- Mahabilvakeshwar Temple – Billawar
- Temples in Basohli City
- Nag Temple – Patnitop
- Vasuki Nag Temple – Bhaderwah
- Krimchi Temple – Jammu
- Guptganga Temple – Bhaderwah
- Machail Mata Temple – Kishtwar
- Gadadharji Temple – Jammu
- Babore Temple – Udhampur
- Dudhadhari Temple – Jammu
- Ram Kund Temple – Poonch
