Jammu, April 7 -- More than 3.5 lakh pilgrims from across the country paid obeisance during the nine-day-long Navratra at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine nestled in Katra town of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Anshul Garg in an official communique on Sunday said that the sacred nine-day-long Shat Chandi Maha Yagya, organized by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), concluded with immense reverence and devotion on Mahanavami.

Over 3.5 lakh devotees from across India and abroad visited the shrine during the Chaitra Navratra to seek the blessings of the revered Mata Vaishno Devi, he added.

Garg, alongwith Vikas Anand, SDM Bhawan, other officers and staff o...