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Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visits Vaishno Devi shrine

He also had food at the Langar (community kitchen) being run by the Shrine Board on the Tarakote Marg.

SP Sharma | Jammu | June 4, 2019 5:08 pm

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visits Vaishno Devi shrine

General Bipin Rawat (R), Chief of the Army Staff having Langar Prasad at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. (SNS)

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday visited the Holy Shrine of Vaishno Devi and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum.

General Rawat also visited the Bhairon Temple through the passenger ropeway before departing for Katra.

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General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff receiving Langar Prasad over the counter at SMVD Shrine. (SNS)

 

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General Rawat undertook the 13-km uphill trek to the cave shrine.

He also had food at the Langar (community kitchen) being run by the Shrine Board on the Tarakote Marg. He was accompanied by Army officers.

Simrandeep Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Jagdish Mehra, Dy CEO, received the Army Chief at the newly built Tarakote Marg.

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