Overview
- The actor visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi cave in the Trikuta Hills, trekking from the Katra base camp to offer prayers on Thursday before returning to Katra.
- Videos and photographs of his movement from Katra circulated online and showed him escorted under tight security through the pilgrimage route.
- Shrine and police officials said they deployed security measures to manage crowds and ensure other devotees could continue their pilgrimage without disruption.
- The visit attracted local residents and devotees who gathered along the route and at the shrine hoping to see the star, increasing public attention at the site.
- Vaishno Devi is one of India's most visited pilgrimage sites and the trip took place during the summer surge in pilgrims ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, with media noting the timing near Kumar's June 26 film release.