Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 13: Dr.Gagan Bhagat, MLA, R S Pura Constituency flagged off week long 20th Annual Mata Vaishno Devi Paidal Yatra from Miran Sahib main bazaar to the holy town of Katra.
Hundreds of devotees Chanting bhajans, carried the Jyot in the form of procession with locals showering flowers petals. Devotees from Tutrey, Prem Nagar, Shiv Nagar,Darsopur, Ban Sultan, Miran Sahib, Malikpur Nandpur,Maralia, Brijnagar, Indiranagar and other adjoining areas would participate in the yatra.
While flagging off the pilgrims, Dr.Gagan Bhagat wished the yatra to be the harbinger of peace and tranquility. He said that such pilgrimages help in fostering amity and brotherhood between various segments of the society in true spirit of pluralistic ethos of Jammu and Kashmir.
The pilgrimage will trek 70 Kms from Miran Sahib, R.S Pura on foot and reach the shrine. The president, convenor and members of the Organizing Committee Ramesh Choudhary, Devraj Bhagat, Kuldeep Kumar, Raman Choudhary also spoke on the occasion and spelled out the broad contours of the pilgrimage. They prayed that yatra to bring prosperity and peace in the life of the people of the R S Pura Constituency.
The Committee members demanded that there should be adequate facilities for the pilgrims from R S Pura to the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi Katra so that more and more pilgrims visit the shrine and take blessing of the Mata Vaishno Devi. They also said that the area should also be developed as tourist destination as R S Pura is an International Border. The Annual 7-day Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra is being conducted in the month of September -October every year from Miran Sahib to the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi commonly known as Mata Rani is a world famous pilgrim destination.
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