Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 12: Mata Vaishno Devi ji pilgrimage today created a new record today when 51,191 pilgrims left Katra, the base camp of the shrine, for holy cave.
The figure was all time high since when the statistics were available, official sources said, adding never in the past, the yatra, on a single day, had recorded the figure of 51,191.
However, they said, despite such a large number of pilgrims visiting the cave shrine, the yatra was progressing smoothly at all places including Adh Kunwari, Sanji Chat and shrine area from both the tracks.
During normal days 25,000 to 30,000 pilgrims pay obeisance to Goddess Vaishno Devi ji while the number goes up to 35,000 or 40,000 in the weekends.
It may be mentioned here that after witnessing slump during 2014 and 2015, the pilgrimage to holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi ji in Trikuta Hills, of Katra has started witnessing increase this year.
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