Katra India Travel Guide

Katra (or Katra Vaishno Devi) is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir about 25km from the Pakistan border. Situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, Katra serves as the base camp for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, which attracts millions of pilgrims each year.
Katra is 42km from the city of Jammu, which has an airport and a railway station.