Day 1: Arrive Jammu :
Morning arrive Jammu check-in hotel, and later visit Raghunath Temple, Ranbireshwar
Temple, Mahamaya Temple, Bagh-e-Bahu Fort, Panoramic view of Old and New Jammu
, and Sun Set over Tawi Bridge. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 2: Arrive Jammu – Katra (drive about 02hrs. 61kms.) :
Morning after breakfast drive to Jammu. En-route visit Amar Mahal Museum, afternoon
visit Katra overnight at Hotel.
Day 3: Katra - Mata Vaishnao Devi Temple :
Early morning Trek to Mandir (16 kms).On the way the goddess felt thirsty at
Banganga Going down for about a mile one crosses Baan Ganga,
a stream associated with Maa Vaishno Devi. Actually from this place the stiff
ascent on the Trikuta range starts. The pilgrims take a purificatory dip in
this stream before starting on the ascent. This place is about two and a half
kilometers distant from Katra at an altitude of 2,800 ft. above the sea-level.and
shot an arrow into the earth from where water gushed out.
Charan Paduka,
which is marked by the imprints of her feet, is the place where she rested.
The Goddess then meditated in the cave at
Adh Kanwari. It took
Bhairon nine months to locate her, which is why the cave is known as
Garbh
Joon. When the demon found her, Mata Vaishno Devi blasted an opening
at the other end of the cave with her trident and fled to the Holy cave at Darbar
(temple). However, Bhairon was persistent and followed her there to harass her.
Then goddess became very angry and assuming the form of Mata Kali, beheaded
Bhairon outside the cave with the aid of the flying disc gifted to her by Lord
Krishna. The severed head of Bhairon fell at a distant hilltop.
In his dying moments, Bhairon begged and received divine forgiveness from the
goddess. Today, it is believed that the Yatra is not complete unless the pilgrim
has been to
Bhairon ka Mandir - It is believed that the journey
to Mata's shrine is complete only after visiting the shrine of Bhairon, 2.5
km from the Bhawan, on your way back. You have to collect your belongings before
going to this shrine, as the return path from the Bhairon shrine joins the main
path at
Sanji Chatt as well, after the darshan of Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi. Return back by evening. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 4: Katra – Jammu. (drive about 02hrs./61kms.) :
Morning Explore the city of Katra- Relax after trekking. Evening transfer to
airport /railway station to board your flight to your home country.
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