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((short description|Hindu mother goddess))
((Distinguish|Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess)))
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((Infobox deity
| abode = [[Vaishno Devi Temple]], [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]], [[India]]
| type = hindu
| father = King Ratnākara 
| mother = Queen Samṛddhi 
| image = File:Vaishno devi.jpg
| name = Vaishno Devi
| affiliation = [[Mahadevi]], [[Durga]], [[Mahakali]],  [[Mahalakshmi]], [[Mahasaraswati|Mahasarasvati]]
| caption = Inside view of the Holy Cave, the 3 [[Pindi (Hindu iconography)|Pindis]]; Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasarasvati
| mount = Lion and Tiger
| Devanagari = वैष्णो देवी
| consort = [[unmarried]]
| other_names = Vaishnavi, Mata Rani, Ambe, Trikuta, Sheravali, Jyotavali, Pahadavali, Durga, Bhagavati, Jagdamba, Lakshmi, Vishnumaya, Vishnupriya, Ramaa, Maniki
| deity_of = Mother Goddess; Goddess of hills
))

'''Vaishno Devi''' (also known as '''Mata Rani''', '''Trikuta''', '''Ambe''' and '''Vaishnavi''') is a manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess [[Lakshmi]] sometimes in some beliefs Vaishno Devi is considered a manifestation of goddess [[Mahalakshmi]]. Vaishno Devi is worshipped as a combined [[avatar]] of the goddesses [[Mahakali]], [[Mahalakshmi]], and [[Mahasaraswati|Mahasarasvati]]. Additionally, she is seen as the potency of [[Hari]] or [[Vishnu]].

== Origin ==

=== Purāṇa ===
According to [[Mahabhagavata Purana|Dēvī Mahābhāgavata Purāṇa]], she is mentioned as "Viṣṇupriyā".<ref>((Cite web |title=Dēvī Mahābhāgavata Purāṇa |date=4 March 1975 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.404138/mode/2up))</ref>

In the [[Varaha Purana|Varāha Purāṇa]]'s Triśakti Māhātmya, she originated from '''Trikalā''' (the goddess who was born from Trimūrtis) and slayed an asura called [[Mahishasura|Mahiṣāsura]] on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is situated.<ref>((Cite book |last=Veda Vyasa |url=http://archive.org/details/toaz.info-varaha-purana-unabridged-motilal-englishpdf-pr_e1d9a18739bfe3dd54249588e67c9ece |title=The Varaha Purana in English))</ref> (Disclaimer: this event is of a separate [[Kalpa (time)|Kalpa]] – Mānava Kalpa – and not of our Śvēta Varāha Kalpa)

=== Pāñcarātra ===
The Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā's Kṛtayuga Santāna and Dvāparayuga Santāna calls her "Māṇikī", the Śakti of Kalki, as she resides on Māṇika Parvata (another name of Trikūṭa).<ref>((Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-01-28 |title=Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.334.53 [Sanskrit text] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/lakshminarayana-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc531383.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en))</ref> 

[[File:Houses and Shops located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|alt=|thumb|A view of Vaishno Devi Bhawan]]

==Pilgrimage route==
Professor and author Manohar Sajnani says, According to Hindu beliefs, the original abode of Vaishno Devi was Ardha Kunwari, a place about halfway between Katra town and the cave. She meditated in the cave for 9 months just like how a baby stays in its mother's womb for 9 months.<ref>((cite book |author=Manohar Sajnani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC |title=Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 1 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |year=2001 |isbn=9788178350172 |page=158))</ref> It is said that when Bhairav Nath ran after Vaishno Devi to catch her.  The Devi reached near a cave in the hill, she called up [[Hanuman]] and told him that "I would do penance in this cave for nine months, till then you should not allow Bhairav Nath to enter the cave." Hanuman obeyed the mother's orders. Bhairavnath was kept outside this cave and today this holy cave is known as 'Ardha Kunwari'.<ref>((cite web |last1=Virodai |first1=Yashodhara |date=5 October 2017 |title=Story of Mata Vaishnodevi |url=https://www.newstrend.news/74146/mythological-story-of-vaishno-devi-and-supernatural-power-of-temle/ |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=newstrend.news |publisher=Newstrend Network Communication Pvt Ltd |language=Hindi))</ref>

==Temple==
((Main|Vaishno Devi Temple))
[[File:Vaishno Devi Bhavan.jpg|thumb|right|The Vaishno Devi temple in 2008]]
The '''Vaishno Devi Temple''' is an important [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Vaishno Devi located in [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] at the [[Trikuta Mountains]] within the Indian [[Union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>((cite book|title=Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHZ5CwAAQBAJ|page=47|first=Kirit|last=Rindani|publisher=Partridge Publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1482858860))</ref><ref>((cite book|title=Discovering the Himalaya, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kusLzP8H6TQC|page=429|author=S. S. Negi|publisher=Indus Publishing|year=1998|isbn = 9788173870798))</ref><ref>((cite book|title=Mountains of the God|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K5AaI2PhiV8C|page=15|author=Kuldip Singh Gulia|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|year=2007|isbn = 9788182054202))</ref> The temple is one of the 108 [[Shakti Peethas]] dedicated to [[Durga]], who is worshipped as Vaishno Devi.<ref>((cite web|title=Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/famous-durga-temples-in-india-for-religiously-inclined-souls/as51743858.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=5 April 2019))</ref> It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India. Every year millions of visitors visit the temple.<ref>((cite news|title=Vaishno Devi pilgrim footfall in 2019 lowest in 3 years: Shrine Board|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vaishno-devi-footfall-in-2019-lowest-in-3-years-shrine-board-120010200678_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|date=2 January 2020))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Vaishno Devi likely to receive 8.5 mn pilgrims by Dec 31; highest in 5 yrs|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vaishno-devi-likely-to-receive-8-5-mn-pilgrims-by-dec-31-highest-in-5-yrs-118122900321_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|date=29 December 2018))</ref> During festivals like [[Navaratri]], the count even increases to one crore visitors.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/vaishno-devi-bhairav-mandir-ropeway-service-starts-from-today/as67227545.cms|title=Vaishno Devi-Bhairav Mandir ropeway service starts from today|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-25))</ref> Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the richest temples in India. Authors Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein says, "Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu has an annual income of about $16 billion, mainly from offerings by devotees".<ref>((cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L3NpAgAAQBAJ|title=Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism|page=140|author1=Michael Barnett|author2=Janice Gross Stein|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=3 July 2012|isbn=978-0199916030))</ref>

The temple is sacred to all Hindus. Many prominent saints such as [[Vivekananda]] have visited the temple.<ref>((cite book|title=Jammu and Kashmir: Charting a Future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iEhuAAAAMAAJ|author1=Dipankar Banerjee|author2=D. Suba Chandran|publisher=Saṁskṛiti|year=2005|page=61|isbn = 9788187374442))</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki]]''
* [[Matrikas]]
* [[Vaishnodevi Temple, Rourkela]]
* [[Hariyali Devi Temple (Jasoli village)|Hariyali Devi / Vaishno Devi Temple]] located in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
* [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University]]

==References==
((Reflist))
https://www.maavaishnavi.com/51-shakti-peethas-of-maa-durga-maa-sati-dakshayani/

== External links ==
((Wikivoyage))
* [https://www.maavaishnodevi.org/introduction.aspx Maa Vaishno Devi Shrine Board] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307233021/https://www.maavaishnodevi.org/introduction.aspx |date=7 March 2023 ))
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