Jammu, Sept. 14 -- As devotees staged protests against the continued suspension of the Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra, sources indicate that the 12-kilometre pilgrimage track is likely to reopen for pilgrims on the first Navaratri, which begins on September 22.
Religious leaders and devotees have urged authorities to resume the sacred journey on this auspicious occasion.
While officers of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) have maintained a guarded silence, religious leaders suggested that the suspended Yatra should not be resumed during the Patru Paksha.
According to highly placed sources, several spiritual preachers believe that restarting the Yatra on the first Navaratri would be a positive and spiritually significant step. The...