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Katra is a hill town located in the Jammu city of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. This town is famous in world for the Shrine of Maa Vaishno Devi. Katra is located at 47kilometers from Jammu on Udhampur Bye Pass. Other nearest city is Rajouri and located at 153 kilometers from Katra. Katra has now developed and links with Udhampur and Jammu become too solid and frequent. Vaishno Devi Shrine is one and only the source of attraction inside the Katra town. Earlier, only footways were only the way to access the shrine but later, air connection also developed until “Sanjhi Chhat”. Katra town has a base station to make a control over the increasing strength of pilgrims coming across the country. Weekend gateway from Katra spread in close and far outskirts of the city. Some main places to celebrate vacations are as under:- Aghar Jitto Aghar Jitto located at 06 kilometers from Katra towards Udhampur. Baba Jitto, who lived his life in devotion of Maa Vaishno Devi and during his entire life he opposed the local property owners for releasing the lands to homeless and poors. A spring is flowing in front of the shrine of Baba Jitto and capable enough to protect any unborn child, if the pregnant lade takes a dip into that spring. Jhajjar Kotli Jhajjar Kotli located at 35 kilometers from Katra town towards the state capital Srinagar. During summers, large numbers of visitors come here to visit the cools and shining water of the Jhajjar River. Jammu Jammu is the nearest city from Katra and located at 47 kilometers. This city is the main destination to detrain for accessing the Katra town. Jammu Tawi is the main railway station located in this city and connected with broad gauge trains from all over India. Jammu is also the summer capital of the state. Jammu city is famous for Dry fruits, apples and Cricket bats. Road connections to Katra are well through a Bye Pass. Jammu city has many accommodation choices according to the budget of the visitor. This is one of the best weekend celebration places, around Katra. Rajouri Rajouri district is located at the western front of the country and shares its border with Pakistan. This is a military area and has some restrictions on general wandering. Rajouri is located at 150 kilometers from Katra. Connection with Katra, Jammu, Udhampur and other major cities of the state with Rajouri is well. National Highway 1D also passes through Rajouri. Accommodations are not in plenty but some main spots in the city have better arrangement to accommodate the visitors. Dera Baba Banda Dera Baba Banda is located at 30 kilometers from Katra and has a Gurudwara that attracts many visitors. This Gurudwara relied on Chenab River. The dedication of this Gurudwara is to the Sikh Military Commander Banda Singh Bahadur, who fought with Mughal army in 18th century to get back the Sirhind. In this Gurudwara, the ashes of Banda Bahadur Singh are still preserved. This Article is being submitted on behalf of India's Best travel site. Get More detail about Katra tourism, How To reach Katra ,Katra Hotels, Places to see in Katra .
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