A woman broke the security check and reached the building of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple with a pistol. This incident is of the night of 14-15 March 2025. The woman has been identified as Jyoti Gupta. At present, the police have arrested the woman and seized the weapon.
According to the information, the license of the weapon had also expired. At present, an FIR has been lodged in the police station building in Katra, a case has been registered under the Arms Act.
Let us tell you that every year lakhs of pilgrims come to visit Mata and also offer offerings. According to the Shrine Board, the donations of pilgrims to the temple have increased significantly in the last 5 years. He told that in the financial year 2024-25 (till January) the amount of donations has reached Rs 171.90 crore, which is much higher than the financial year 2020-21.
If we talk about offerings, then there has been a lot of increase in it too. The amount of gold offered in the temple has increased from 9 kg to 27.7 kg, while the silver offering has increased from 753 kg to 3,424 kg.
The Shrine Board gave the report
According to the information, Jammu RTI activist Raman Sharma had filed a petition and sought a report. In response to which the Shrine Board has given this report. The temple board said that the amount of donations is as follows according to the financial year:
2020-21: Rs 63.85 crore
2021-22: Rs 166.68 crore
2022-23: Rs 223.12 crore
2023-24: Rs 231.50 crore
2024-25 (till January): Rs 171.90 crore
These figures show that the faith and devotion of the devotees of Mata Vaishno Devi is constantly increasing. Let us tell you that this famous Hindu pilgrimage site located in Jammu is one of the richest temples in India. It is one of the 108 Shaktipeeths dedicated to Goddess Durga, who is worshipped as Vaishno Devi.
