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Vaishno Devi is a famous pilgrimage spot in north India and holds tremendous importance for the Hindus. People from far off places arrive here to worship the deity and seek her blessings for overcoming the obstacles in their life.Vaishno Devi is most popular for the temple dedicated to the deity which is the prime attraction in the Vaishno Devi tour packages. The nearby attractions that are covered by the packages are Bhumika Temple, Ban Ganga Temple, Charan Paduka Temple, Ardh Kuwari and The Bhairon Temple.Jammu is the key railhead offering good connections for the various metropolitans of India. The well maintained road network also makes for quick transportation from the neighboring as well as distant destinations of India.Vaishno Devi is a spiritual experience. You can experience up close the faith and belief of others - old, handicap, and often in pain, who trek up the mountain for Matas darshan, crying Jai Mata Di and motivating each other to walk just a little more.Unlike other temples, Mata Vaishno Devis shrine does not contain any idols or pictures. It is a natural formation of rocks that is shaped like a base and has three heads at the top. These three heads are called Holy Pindis and are worshipped as the revelation of Mata Vaishno Devi. This representation of the goddess is immersed in water.
The country is also popular for its religious identity and its polytheistic believes, due to which you get to see many temples, shrines, ashrams and pilgrimage destinations. One of the most revered and frequently accessed pilgrimage in the country is, Vaishno Devi Temple, in the northern hills of Jammu and Kashmir. People travel to Vaishno Devi Katra from all walks of life for both spiritual purification and rejuvenation of the soul. There are various attractions -
Ardh Kuwari : Ardh Kuwari is the halfway point, 4.5 km from Charan Paduka and 4,800 ft above sea level a 15-foot-long cave called Garbha Joon where the Goddess hid herself for nine months and showed herself to a saint. The cave is narrow, and you have to almost crawl all the way through it. When Bhairon entered the cave, the Goddess made a new opening with her trident and ran away.
Ban Ganga Temple : After the Goddess left the Bhumika Temple, she went to the Trikuta Hills passing through here. At this time, Langoor Vir felt thirsty. The Goddess shot an arrow into the stone and a holy river was produced, now known as Ban Ganga. It is called Ban Ganga because the Goddess washed her hair at this place. Most pilgrims take bath here. Ban Ganga is about 3 km from Katra.
Charan Paduka Temple : This is where the Goddess stopped for some time while Bhairon was chasing her. Her footprints are supposed to be visible on a stone at this place. Charan Paduka means holy footprints. It is about 1.5 km from Ban Ganga at 3,380 feet.
Vaishno Devi shrine is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimages in North India. Trikuta hill is the base camp for your journey to this shrine. The holy cave of Vaishno Devi is considered the abode of the Mother Goddess, who's worshipped within the types of Maha Kali, Maha Saraswati, and Maha Lakshmi in India. This really is not only a hindu pilgrimage or basically a temple, relatively a website of spiritual cleaning.
