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Vaishno Devi Temple Timings & Darshan Guide

📍 Trikuta Hills, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir · 🙏 Mata Vaishno Devi

🕉️ Vaishno Devi Temple Darshan Timings

Opens5:00 AM
Closes10:00 PM
  • Darshan: 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM (approx.)

The holy cave (Bhawan) is open almost throughout the day and night for registered yatris. Registration (yatra parchi/RFID card) is compulsory and can be done online.

Timings change on festivals and special days, so please check with the temple before you visit.

🪔 Aarti Schedule

  • Morning Aarti – around sunrise
  • Evening Aarti – around sunset

About Vaishno Devi Temple

Mata Vaishno Devi's cave shrine in the Trikuta mountains holds the goddess in the form of three natural rock pindis – Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati. It is one of the most important Shakti pilgrimages in North India.

🚆 How to Reach Vaishno Devi Temple

By train: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station.

By air: Jammu Airport, about 50 km.

By road: Roads from Jammu to Katra; the 12 km trek starts at Banganga, with ponies, palkis, battery cars and helicopter services available.

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👕 Dress Code & Rules

Comfortable modest clothing and good walking shoes. Carry woollens; nights on the trek are cold most of the year.

FAQs about Vaishno Devi Temple

What are the darshan timings of Vaishno Devi Temple?

The holy cave (Bhawan) is open almost throughout the day and night for registered yatris. Registration (yatra parchi/RFID card) is compulsory and can be done online.

Is there a dress code at Vaishno Devi Temple?

Comfortable modest clothing and good walking shoes. Carry woollens; nights on the trek are cold most of the year.

Last updated: · Timings and dates are for general guidance. Please confirm with the temple or your family priest.