Vaishno Devi by Helicopter

Vaishno Devi by Helicopter

his year’s Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir is poised to surpass all the previous records.

‘Over 62 lakh pilgrims from various parts of the country and abroad
have already visited and paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine during
the past ten months’, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Mr. Puneet Kumar informed, further
adding that “if the trend of pilgrims remains the same what has been
during the past six months, the yatra may cross an all time high record
of 74 lakhs, as during each of the past six months the number of
pilgrims has never fallen below 7 lakh per month.�

Elaborating on the statistics, the Additional CEO said that against
62,00356 pilgrims visiting the Himalyan shrine from January to October
this year, their number was 59,25,059 during the corresponding period
last year. In all 69,50,573 pilgrims had darshan of the Mata in 2006,
he maintained.