KATRA: Expressing satisfaction over the creation of skywalk facility for devotees on the first day of Navratri in the world famous Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra, Shiv Sena (UBT) Jammu and Kashmir unit urged the Shrine Board to develop Bhumika Temple in Katra, Deva Mai Temple and other nearby ancient temples, besides making of a yatra circuit connecting all the ancient temple, facilities for visiting the said places and strong security arrangements for devotees in view of upcoming Navratras.
Addressing a press conference held today in Katra, Manish Sahni, State President of Shiv Sena, mentioned that a delegation of state leaders, under his leadership, met with Ajay Salan, Deputy CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to express their appreciation for the facilities being created by the Shrine Board for the visiting devotees and presented a memorandum outlining their demands.
Sahani highlighted that Anshul Garg, a Chief Executive Office of the Shrine Board, has already agreed with all the demands.
Additionally, Sahani revealed that the 41st pilgrimage organized by Shiv Sena would be of a mythological nature. This sacred pilgrimage, commencing from the historic Raghunath Temple in Jammu as a procession on 14th October, will pass through significant shrines like Kaol Kandoli and Deva Mai Temple before reaching Katra.
On the first auspicious day of Navratri, i.e., 15th October, a ceremonial puja will be conducted with all due rituals in the holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi.
Sahni urged devotees to participate wholeheartedly in this pilgrimage, seeking the blessings of the Maa Vaishno Devi. He also called upon other organizations with similar interests and devotees associated with Shiv Sena to join hands in making this pilgrimage a great success.
The party Katra unit welcomed Manish Sahni with Maa ki chunri.
Among those who were present include General Secretary Vikas Bakshi, Vice President Sanjeev Kohli, president Kamghar Raj Singh, Youth Secretary Rajesh Handa, District Reasi President Ashwani Kumar, Suman Badu, Aryan Pranam, Vipin Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, Vinod Sharma, Ajay Kumar, and Atul Sharma.