Katra: Over 47,346 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on the first day of Shardiya Navratri, as a large number of devotees arrived at the shrine in Jammu Kashmir.
The nine-day festival began on Sunday with devotees reaching the base camp in Katra to seek the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi, whose shrine is located in the Trikuta Hills.
On the second day of Shardiya Navratri, long queues of devotees are being seen at RFID registration counters in Katra.