What Caused Vaishno Devi Stampede | Richest Temple Poorest Crowd Management

As per a 2009, Times of India report titled ‘Money Spinning Mandirs’, the daily income of the Vaishno Devi temple, run and managed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is 40 crore rupees. Located near Katra in Jammu district, this is the second most visited religious shrines after the Tirupati temple and one of the richest in the country. It’s located at an altitude of 5,200 feet, inside a cave on the Trikuta Bhagwati hill.