Around 700 years back ,The legend goes Mata Vaishnavi revealed Herself to Pandit Shridhar at a place now known as Bhoomika Mandir (Temple). The term Bhoomika means an introduction, as in a book or story, and Dharshans at this place thus symbolically imply the beginning of this great tale of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji. Darshans at Bhoomika Mandir are in the form of Idol of Mata Vaishno Devi along with another idol of the Mother Goddess. There are also Darshans of a Shivling in a nearby Shiv Temple. Bhoomika Temple is approx.700 meters from Railway Station Katra.