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| Over 7.50 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Shiv Khori shrine | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
REASI, Sep 1: Indicating increasing popularity, sanctity and religious importance, 7.5 lakh pilgrims visited and paid obeisance till ending August at historic Shiv Khori cave shrine situated in Sanger hills of Reasi district.
The number of pilgrims this year has increased by 1.35 lakh as during last year 6.12 lakh devotees paid obeisance at the cave shrine for the same period.
This information was given by R P Sharma, Public Relation Officer, Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board.
The influx of Yatries to the Shiv Khori Shrine Cave which was just 2.39 lakh during the year 2004 has witnessed gradual increase over the years. As per the records, during the year 2005 3.7 lakh pilgrims visited the shrine, while in the year 2006 the yatra touched 3.47 lakh. It went further to 4.54 lakh in the year 2007 and during 2008, the yatra crossed 5. 21 lakh yatris. In 2009, the yatra to the Shiv Khori Shrine Cave touched highest ever mark of 8.60 lakh, With the ongoing trend and breaking all previous records the yatra has registered the growth of 22 percent in first eight months of the current calendar year. Heavy rush of pilgrims is being experienced at the shrine cave these days to pay obeisance.
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board is making all out efforts to provide more and more infrastructural facilities to the visiting pilgrims. Numbers of developmental projects have been taken in hand, which include 5-multi storied waiting hall complex building near the cave shrine which is nearing completion. Besides development of Ransoo, which is the base camp of Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Cave and its vicinities are also being developed with the development of parks and gardens, plantation of medicinal plants all along the way, shelter sheds with toilet facilities, adequate provision of drinking water and power supply, bus stand. A Tourism Reception Centre has already been constructed at Ransoo for the convenience of the visiting pilgrims
With adequate facilities being put in place, the Shiv Khori Shrine Cave is now emerging as the second biggest pilgrimage destination in Jammu & Kashmir after Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The destination has many other religious and tourist places along Reasi Shiv Khori road which include Aghar Jitto, Nau Mata, Baba Dansar, Dera Baba, Siad Baba, Biddas Baba, Chenana Devita Salal, Kalka Mata and Mahadev temple Reasi and famous Ziarat at Jandi Morh and Simble Choa where heavy rush of pilgrims is always witnessed through out the year.
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