Jammu, Feb. 9 -- The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) on Saturday approved a wide range of initiatives aimed at transforming the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and its surrounding region into a leading global spiritual destination, while strengthening pilgrim facilities, community welfare and regional development.

The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.

The Board approved three key initiatives - an international museum dedicated to Maa Shakti's spiritual heritage, a sound-and-light spectacle modelled on global pilgrimage destinations, and production of a documentary on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

In another important decision, the Shrine Board ...