Navratra Festival 2023

A pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimage. Popular in the world as Mooh Mangi Muradhay Poori Karne wali Mata, Sh. Mata Vaishno Devi Ji resides in a Holy cave located in the folds of Trikoot Parvat. Due to unflinching faith of devotees who throng the shrine during Navratras, the J&K Tourism Department has instituted the Navratra Festival as an annual event to be held for all the nine auspicious days of the Navratris. "Navratri" or "Navratra" is a combined word which translated means nine nights. In Navratris, during the first three days, the goddess is invoked as a spiritual force called Durga also known as kali in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects. During the second three days, the Mother Goddess is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees inexhaustible wealth. She is the goddess of wealth. And the third set of three days is spent in worshipping the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order to have all-round success in life, believers seek the blessings of all three aspects of the ine femininity, hence the nine nights of worship. To engage the tourists and to showcase the religious traditions as well as the popular culture of the region among the millions of pilgrims who visit the Vaishno Devi ji Shrine during Navratra period, this festival is accordingly in different districts of Jammu (Simultaneously) along with Katra region. This year also Navratra Festival 2023 is being organized by the Directorate of Tourism, Jammu in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Katra from 15th to 23rd October, 2023 in which a number of events are scheduled as part of Navratra festival across Jammu Division.