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If you are booking two ways Vip Darshan is provided and you can return back to Katra with 3 hrs.
Climate at Katra is normal, but at the hilltop Vaishnodevi it will be too Cold even if you visit during peak summer, so better have the backup clothes for especially for children, minimum woolen support clothing can be taken for elders during this season for the hilltop stay. As for the Katra accommodation is concerned there are plenty of hotels if you are looking for budget accommodation, the best to book in advance would thru the vaishodevi website.
Last year when i visisted during the month of May i had booked the room for Vaishnodevi from the website itself. Further booking rooms from their website has a advantage of getting Priority Darshan Ticket.
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It will first completely overwhelm the observer and then mesmerise them by its beauty.
At the end, I just want to say that I will always relish this long, fulfilling albeit arduous and by some means a perpetual journey, which shaped my mind, anchored my identity and influenced my beliefs. At the end of eight weeks of travel and togetherness, we not only witnessed some of the harsh realities out there but also unravelled the true, all-embracing Indian in each one of us. You are provided Blankets on a refundable deposit. Ensure that you book beds in the bhavan and not at Ardhkuwari which is 6kms away.
Katra to Ardhkwari travel may be by other means including walk. Kindly note that the journey of 12 kms from Katra to Bhawan is all uphill, though not steep. I would advise you to start around 6pm from Katra. That way, even if you reach late at night, you will still get a few hours rest and still attend the Arti.
Cost of Doli, Horse-back, etc is variable. The govt has fixed the rates but they usually overcharge many times. You will have to negotiate.
Battery car is available from half-way i. Booking, I believe, is available online. Many travellers prefer to travel at night.
It all depends how you will cover up the passage but mind it, carry a torch as in my last visit, there was power cut on the road and my mobile torch got consumed very fast while coming down.