Jammu, Oct. 11 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Sunday inaugurated Navratra Festival marking the commencement of the nine-day celebrations being held from October 11 to 19 at Yog Ashram Ground, Katra in Reasi district.
As per the official communique, the inaugural ceremony brought together devotion, cultural heritage and traditional festivities in the holy town of Katra, the base camp for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage.
The festival is being organised by the Directorate of Tourism Jammu in collaboration with the Divisional Administration Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to showcase the region's rich spiritual and cultural heritage and promote Katra as a prominent religious tourism destination.
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