Once you have selected your preferred way for How to Reach Vaishno Devi and landed in the holy city of Jammu; then your next stoppage for Mata Bhawan would be Katra. The distance between Jammu and Katra is about 50 Km. Katra serves as a base camp in the journey towards Maa Vaishno Devi. As the Bhawan of Mata Vaishno Devi is in the hills of the Trikuta Mountain, thus most of the devotees rests and stay at Katra before commencing their onward journey for Vaishno Bhawan.
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| Roadway from Jammu to Katra |
