142921 pilgrims pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Excelsior Correspondent

KATRA, Oct 17: Heavy rush of devotees is being witnessed at the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi with the number increasing with the passage of each Navratra.
Around 1,42,921 pilgrims have  visited   holy town  Katra to pay obeisance  at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine during the ongoing Navratras.
As per Yatra Registration Counter (YRC) Katra, on the  fifth Navratra today, about 19465  pilgrims performed darshan at  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, taking the total number of pilgrims visiting the shrine during the five days to  1,42,921.
Yesterday, about 31655 yatris paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji Shrine.
The pilgrim arrivals during the first five days of this year Navratras has recorded an increase of 17288 as only 119168 pilgrims visited the shrine during the corresponding Navratra days last year.