Devotional journey to Vaishno Devi

The Vaishno Devi temple is the second most visited pilgrimage place in India after Tirupati Tirumala Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh. The shrine of Vaishno Devi is situated at an height of 5300 feet from sea level and the place is in the cave of hill. The shrine is situated at Trikuta Bhagwati hill at an altitude of 5300 feet in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pilgrims have to travel for total distance of 13 km by walk to get the darshan of the holy divinity goddess Durga.

When you enter the cave, the way bends into the narrow tunnel where the cold stream named as Charan Ganga that is gushing through it. The blessed shrine of Vaishno Devi is cuddled in the lower Himalayas on the Trikuta Mountains. It is situated at the distance of 61 kilometers from Jammu at an altitude of 5200 feet above the sea level in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. Within the cave, there are the images of divinities of Mahakali, Mahasaraswati and Mahalakshmi.

The cave of Vaishno Devi is having the 3 stones which are popular as pindies and are devoted to three mother goddess – Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati. All round the year, millions of followers visits the shrine and is reckoned as the second most visited shrine in India after Tirupati Balaji Temple. It is believed that Mata Vaishno Devi hide herself in the cave while escaping from monster whom she killed later finally.

The cave of Vaishno Devi is situated at the height of 5200 feet and is nearly 13 km. The shrine of Vaishno Devi in the Katra city offers the exciting view of snow topped Himalayan ranges. The singing of JAI MATA DI and the spiritual songs makes the devotees zealous and stimulate them to travel 13 kilometers on foot. The Vaishno Devi Temple also reckons on other shrines and temples like Bhumika Temple, Shiva Goompha, Kalika Temple, Bahiron Mandir, Ardha Kuwari, and Ban Ganga Temple. For reaching the Vaishno Devi Temple, you can also rent a horse to be transportation up from Katra to Bhawan.

For getting into the shrine of Vaishno Devi, devotees need to take the free of charge Vaishno Devi Yatra coupon from Tourism Reception Center of Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at the Katra Bus Stand. The coupon must be showed in the check post of Banganga within 6 hours of issue International Flight Ticket .

Katra is one of the city in Jammu and Kashmir that is well connected with all the major cities like Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jammu, Amritsar etc.

By Air: The nearest airport from Vaishno Devi shrine is the Jammu. Daily Flight Booking operated from Jammu from almost every part of the India Online Air Booking . Vaishno Devi Shrine Board also offers the helicopter service from Katra to the shrine. You can also get cheap air tickets as well as package to visit this place through travel companies. They also provide you low bus and train tickets also as well as hotel stay.

By Railways: The nearest railway station from Vaishno Devi Katra is Jammu Railway Station which is linked by the several express trains from Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad. By Roadways: The roads are good in Jammu and Katra which is linked to all the northern cities of the country.