Int&#8217 L Museum Of Goddess To Come Up In Katra: LG

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- A first of its kind museum dedicated exclusively to goddesses will come up at Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the proposed institution will be the country's first International Museum of Goddess and that experts have already been assigned to the project. He expressed hope that work on the museum would begin soon.

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“The first ever International Museum of Goddess in the country is set to come up in Katra. I believe Katra, and indeed the entire nation, will take pride in this museum,” Sinha said.

Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims visiting the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills, which attracts around 80 to 90 lakh devotees annually from across India and abroad.

According to officials, the proposed museum will house replicas and representations of major Shakti Peeths and important temples dedicated to various goddesses from across the country. The initiative aims to highlight the spiritual, cultural and historical heritage associated with Goddess Vaishno Devi and the wider region.

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