Maa Vaishnodevi
Maa Vaishnodevi temple, at an altitude of 4300 feet, situated in the Trikuta mountains is about 12 kms from Katra, in the Jammu & Kashmir sate of India. Every year more than 8 million pilgrims visit the Maata Raani temple, & makes it the second most visited religious shrine after the Tirumala Venkateswara temple. The white enclosure is the opening to the temple inside the cave, which contains three idols of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Kali, which are all images of Vaishno Devi. Devotees offer Red & yellow Chunris (Sari fabrics) to Maa for blessings. A piece of this Chunri, which landed up high atop the mountain behind the holy shrine furled brightly as the sky tried to match the Chunri's vivacity with the setting sun hues.
Maa Vaishnodevi
Maa Vaishnodevi temple, at an altitude of 4300 feet, situated in the Trikuta mountains is about 12 kms from Katra, in the Jammu & Kashmir sate of India. Every year more than 8 million pilgrims visit the Maata Raani temple, & makes it the second most visited religious shrine after the Tirumala Venkateswara temple. The white enclosure is the opening to the temple inside the cave, which contains three idols of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Kali, which are all images of Vaishno Devi. Devotees offer Red & yellow Chunris (Sari fabrics) to Maa for blessings. A piece of this Chunri, which landed up high atop the mountain behind the holy shrine furled brightly as the sky tried to match the Chunri's vivacity with the setting sun hues.