LIGHTING THE LAMP
LIGHTING THE LAMP

Katra, Jammu & Kashmir
She calls, and only then do you climb
The Sanctum
Thirteen kilometres of mountain path, lit all night, walked by grandmothers and soldiers alike. They say no one arrives at the cave who was not first called by name.
PRESIDING DEITY
Mata Rani
LOCATION
Katra, Jammu & Kashmir
OFFERED AT
Morning archana, in your name
COLLECTION
Inside the temple precinct

Prasad from this temple
One price, all-inclusive — the prasad, the chadhava offered in your name, and reverent temple-grade packing.
In their own words
Kolkata, West Bengal
Vaishno Devi chunri for my daughter's wedding
We wanted Mata's chunri in the house before the wedding and no one in the family could make the climb in time. It arrived four days before the ceremony, with the kadha thread for each of us. My daughter wore the chunri on her head during the vidaai.
16 May 2026