Preity Zinta visits Vaishnodevi shrine

:Bollywood actress Preity Zinta on Wednesdayvisited Vaishnodevi shrine and performed puja there despite snowfall at several places in the area.

Preity arrived in Katra on Tuesday and later went on a horse to Bhawan even as it was snowing enroute to the cave shrine, official sources said.

She had darshan in the morning and took part in the aarti, they said, adding she returned Mumbai later.

The cave shrine has experienced heavy snowfall and cold conditions recently, leading to decline in number of pilgrims to the shrine. Snowfall was experienced in Adhkuwari, lower Adhkuwari, Sanjji Chhat, Bhawan and Behro Ghati.

The daily turn-out of visitors to the shrine, which was about 10,000 a few days ago, has come down to around 2000 to 3000 in the past two days, they said.

However, yatra is still on and measures are being taken to give better facilities to the pilgrims to fight cold conditions, they said. Pilgrims have been advised to bring with themselves warm clothings, jackets and sweaters.

Courtesy:thehindu.com
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