Shopping
Religious kitch and bric-a-brac are sold at the souvenir shops operated by the Shrine Board at Bhawan, Sanjichhat, Adhkuwari, Katra bus stand and at Vaishnavi Dham (Jammu). You can pick up chunris (long strips of colourful cloth in cotton and silk), saris and shawls which are offered to the goddess. Then there are photographs, songs in audio cassettes and CDs that are hugely popular. The Shrine Board has recently begun the sale of gold and silver coins of guaranteed purity. Not only are these coins engraved with images of the holy shrine, but they are put up for sale after being placed at the Goddess feet. You can buy these at the prashad counter just outside the main shrine and at all the banks at Bhawan. The rates depend on the denomination chosen and the prevailing gold/silver rates.
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