Book your trip to Vaishno Devi online

BANGALORE, INDIA: Are you an ardent Vaishno Devi Ma devotee? Then Jai Mata Di! This is the time of the year you could pay a visit to the temple. But are you postponing the trip due to difficulties in booking and unavailability of information regarding the accommodation? Wondering if there a solution to this problem? Yes. Now, there is a very simple solution online.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board - commonly known as the Shrine Board - in its efforts to increase facilities for devotees, has started the process of online ticket booking for the Vaishno Devi Yatra. Pilgrims can now book their yatras, room, helicopter and pooja online. The 'Online Yatra Parchi' can be obtained at Rs. 50.

What's more, the website also provides information on how to get there, do's and dont's while you're there, climatic considerations, facilities and pretty much everything else you would need to know.

All you need to do is register through their website on: http://bit.ly/Jr5u1U, log-in with your user name and password, provide the preferred date for the yatra, the room you prefer to stay in, etc. and click on the check availability button.

All successful transactions can be checked at the devotee zone on the website. If the transaction fails, you can contact the Shrine Board through admin@maavaishnodevi.org  and  helpdesk@maavaishnodevi.org.

Located near the town of Katra in the Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir, the Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir is considered to be one of the most sacred pilgrim centres in India. Hindus believe that Vaishno Devi Ma, also known as Mata Rani and Vaishnavi, is a mother who fulfills the wishes of her children.

More than one crore devotees visit the temple annually and pray for the well-being of their loved ones. The temple authorities said that there are over 35,000 pilgrims visiting the temple each day this year.

Some of the celebrities who visited the Vaishno Devi Mandir this year are P. Chidambaram, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza and Akshay Kumar (who is also an ardent Vaishno Devi Ma devotee).

For more information regarding Vaishno Devi online services, please click the following link: http://bit.ly/I1DWei.

Will this online ticket booking feature encourage you to finally visit the Vaishno Devi temple? Do let us know your views.