Jammu, June 23 -- The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra has achieved a significant milestone during the current calendar year, with the number of pilgrims paying obeisance at the Holy Cave Shrine crossing the landmark figure of 50 lakh on June 22.
An official spokesman said that as of this date, a total of 50.70 lakh devotees have undertaken the sacred pilgrimage to seek the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi at the cave shrine nestled in the Trikuta Hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that the achievement assumes greater significance when compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year.
"During the same period in 2025, approximately 39.84 lakh pilgrims had visited the Holy Shrine, whereas the Yatra during the curre...