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Jammu Administration Reviews Navratri Arrangements for Vaishno Devi Shrine
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News18•10-10-2026, 22:15
Jammu Administration Reviews Navratri Arrangements for Vaishno Devi Shrine
- •A senior Jammu administration official reviewed preparations for the upcoming Navratri festival at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
- •The festival runs from October 11 to October 19, featuring devotional song competitions, cultural programmes, and a Shobha Yatra.
- •Officials emphasized strict sanitation, uninterrupted power and water supply, medical teams, and robust crowd management.
- •Security arrangements, including CCTV surveillance, anti-sabotage checks, and traffic regulation, were reviewed by senior police officials.
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The Navratri festival will be inaugurated on October 11 at 7:30 pm at the Yog Ashram Ground in Katra and will conclude on October 19.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Vikas Kundal chaired the meeting to review general arrangements, while Deputy Inspector General of Police Shridhar Patil chaired the security review meeting for the upcoming Navratri and Dussehra festivals.
Events include an all-India devotional song competition at the Yog Ashram Ground, daily Prabhat Pheris, staging of Mata Ki Kahani and Bhagwat Katha, cultural programmes with a multimedia exhibition, a wrestling competition, a Shobha Yatra with illuminated jhankis, and a Mata Ka Jagran.
