Nem Singh, a resident of Chhattisgarh, became unconscious and fell down on the track enroute to the Bhavan, the abode of Mata Vaishnodevi, on the Trikuta hills, a police officer said.
He was immediately taken to a dispensary where doctors declared him brought dead, he said.
His body has been shifted to the Katra community health centre for further legal formalities, the officer said.