The terror attack in the Baisaran Valley near Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22 has affected tourism across the region, and Jammu is no exception. One of the major tourist attractions in Jammu—the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra—has seen an approximately 20 per cent drop in devotees after the attack, according to Anshul Garg, CEO of the shrine board, who spoke to Outlook Traveller.
The temple in Jammu’s Reasi district in the lap of Trikuta hills attracted around 32 lakh devotees between April and June last year, according to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which has been managing the temple shrine since 1986.