{"id":14740,"date":"2024-04-09T11:55:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=14740"},"modified":"2024-04-09T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:55:19","slug":"thousands-throng-vaishno-devi-shrine-on-first-day-of-chaitra-navratri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/thousands-throng-vaishno-devi-shrine-on-first-day-of-chaitra-navratri\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Throng Vaishno Devi Shrine On First Day Of Chaitra Navratri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, Apr 9: Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged the <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/nearly-19-lakh-pilgrims-visit-shri-mata-vaishno-devi-in-3-months\/\">Mata Vaishno Devi<\/a> shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir as the nine-day long \u2018Chaitra Navratri\u2019 commenced on Tuesday.\u2018Shat Chandi Maha Yagya\u2019, a special havan organised by the Shri <a 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arrangements as per the directions of <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/lg-manoj-sinha-asks-mata-vaishnodevi-board-to-come-with-plan-for-construction-of-new-temples-in-reasi\/\">Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha<\/a>, who is also the chairman of SMVDSB, to facilitate the large number of pilgrims expected to visit the temple during the Navratri.<br \/>\nThese arrangements include round-the-clock water and power supply along the tracks leading to the shrine, sanitation and medical facilities and availability of special \u2018fasting food\u2019 at the board\u2019s \u2018bhojanalayas\u2019, he said.<br \/>\n\u201cFor the ease and comfort of pilgrims, facilities such as accommodation, battery-operated vehicles, passenger ropeways and helicopter services have been provided and are operating smoothly,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nFree meals will also be available to the pilgrims at Tarakote Marg and Prasad Kendra at Sanjichatt, besides the \u2018langar sewa\u2019 at Bhairon Ji.<br \/>\nTo facilitate the smooth pilgrimage for differently-abled pilgrims, the board is providing free pony and battery car services to the shrine, the official said.<br \/>\nOther special features of the Navratri celebration in Vaishno Devi shrine include \u2018bhajan\u2019 and \u2018atka aarti\u2019 by renowned artists, he added<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14741\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14741\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-09-at-5.23.46-PM-300x165.png\" alt=\"Thousands Throng Vaishno Devi Shrine On First Day Of Chaitra Navratri\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands Throng Vaishno Devi Shrine On First Day Of Chaitra Navratri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, Apr 9: 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