The shrines of the ancient cave are opened for worship at Makar Sankranti in Maa Vaishno Devi Bhavan, a place of pilgrimage symbol of world-famous beauty, however, now the devotees had to feel discouraged. Because the natural cave is opened after the decline in the number of devotees on Makar Sankranti. This time the figure for the visit of mother Vaishno Devi is around 15 to 20 thousand per day. In view of the crowd, at the moment the Shrine Board has decided to not open the doors of the ancient cave.

In such a scenario, the devotees are seeing the mother from the artificial cave, because the devotees who came from all over the country to visit Maa Vaishno Devi on the occasion of Makar Sankranti had the good fortune to see the mother Vaishno Devi from the ancient cave, that he was eagerly waiting for. He hoped that as soon as the figure of the yatra reaches close to ten thousand pilgrims daily, the doors of the ancient cave are going to be opened to the devotees. Although this type of time is very short throughout the year, the maximum time is during the month of February when devotees have access to the ancient cave.

At some time on the Makar Sankranti, the gates of the ancient cave are opened for three to four hours to the devotees, provided the number of devotees is very less on this occasion. If the devotee goes through the ancient cave of Maa Vaishno Devi, he gives a supernatural vision of Maa Vaishno Devi, then his life becomes blessed.

15 to 20 thousand devotees reaching: At present, 15 to 20 thousand devotees are present at the feet of mother Vaishno Devi daily. At the same time, after the visits of Maa Vaishno Devi, most of the devotees are turning to natthatop to enjoy the snowfall. Due to this, tourist places are buzzing.

After the rain and the Trikuta mountain snow, the devotees who came to visit Maa Vaishno Devi breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the weather cleared. At sunrise in the morning, the devotees registered the journey with their family members and proceeded towards the building to have darshan of Maa Vaishno Devi. The process of devotees going towards the building and coming towards Katra continued throughout the day while enjoying the sun.

Helicopter service running from Katra to Sanjichhat, battery automobile service to Adkunwari and Vaishno Devi Bhavan was smooth due to clear weather. At the same time, the passenger cable car service running between Bhairaghati from the building was also available to the devotees. Officers and staff of the Shrine Board-Administration are keeping an eye on the yatra route in view of inclement weather and severe cold. At the same time, devotees are getting the facility of hot water, blankets, fireplace, etc. on the road. At present, the journey is going smoothly on all the routes of Maa Vaishno Devi and devotees are also getting facilities.