Pilgrims visiting Jammu Shrines break all records

A total of 161651 pilgrims paid obeisance in 3 days

Arvind Sharma

Jammu Tawi, Jun 14: A record number of pilgrims have come to Jammu during the last 3 days as one lakh sixty one thousand and six hundred and fifty one thousand pilgrims (161651) have paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devin shrine and Shivkhori and the number is still swelling ahead of the holy Somawati Amawsya falling tomorrow on Monday.

“This is the highest ever number of pilgrims visiting various religious places of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 3 days”, sources said, while adding, “the number of pilgrims visiting here is most likely to go up as the registrations for Mata Vaishno Devi and and Shivkhori have reached their peak”.

As per the official figures accessed exclusively by the Northlines, a total of on lakh forty five thousand two hundred and eighty (145,280) pilgrims have so far paid their obeisance at the holy Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in the last 3 days i.e from 10th of this month till 12th.

Apart from this, a total of 16371 pilgrims have also paid their obeisance at the holy Shiv Khori Shrine in Reasi District of Jammu region in the last 3 days, the official figures revealed.

Official sources further informed that there is an unprecedented rush of pilgrims intending to pay their obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi since the last 3 days.

The authorities are being forced to stop the Vaishno Devi Yatra every day in the evening since the last three days, due to heavy rush of devotees, they said.

As per the official figures, a total of 43447 pilgrims paid their obeisance at Shri Mata Vishno Devi on 10th of this month, while 5310 pilgrims visited Shivkhori.

Likewise, a total of 46564 pilgrims paid their obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi on 11th of this month, while 5418 pilgrims visited Shivkhori.

On 12th of this month, a total of 45269 pilgrims paid their obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, while 5643 pilgrims paid their obeisance at Shivkhori.