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Road to Holy Essence - Kashmir!

Written by Jagjit Singh

Topic: TravelPublished July 19, 2012
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Spiritual trip to Kashmir brings available few of the most sacred places of worship. Hooked in high altitudes, the land of temples – Kashmir shapes to journey very . Tour to Kashmir and make your Kashmir tourism a purely religious. Apart from an address of holy sites, this awe-inspiring land emerges out as an apple of tourist' eye knowing it as a special treat to spend their vacations.

Travel to this divine and heavenly land is truly an experience of godly home, where people from sundry walks of life arrive to get together in accordant co-existence and present a unique synthesis which has asserted itself in a common celebration of all religions.

Pilgrimages in Jammu Kashmir

Vaishno Devi Yatrar
This is one among the holiest site for the Hindus, who throng to Kashmir all the year round. This sanctum brings out very interesting historical legend and invites thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. The sanctum is 48 km away from the Jammu city and 14 km from the Katra. You may reach the shrine through trekking or alternatively hiring a pony or even a palanquin.

Amarnath Yatrar
This holiest journey to reach Lord Shiva presents the next most visited shrine in Kashmir. The main attraction of the cave temple comes as the ice lingam. Trekking is really the most ideal way to reach the cave temple that comes dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Maha Kali Templer
This abode for goddess Kali Maa comes as second to Mata Vasino Devi in terms of mystical power. Built in 1822 by Maharaja Gulab Singh this temple gets located at Bahu Fort.

Kheer Bhawanirnthe Temple comes located 30 km away from Srinagar. Dedicated to the Goddess Ragnya Devi, it emerges out as one of the most sacred holy sites in Kashmir. It is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in Kashmir. “Kheer”as an offering to the goddess of this shrine gets poured into the spring inside the temple complex. The temple is the most famous festival in the Navaratra festival getting the huge crowd of devotees to worship.

Hazratbalr
This shrine comes out famous for its religious importance as the beauty of its architecture. Hazratbal is one of the most revered sites of pilgrimage in Kashmir for Muslims. This holy site lies on the shores of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. It has antiques of the last Teacher of Islam.

Charar-E-Sharifr
Revered by Kashmiris, this shrine stands as a popular pilgrimage spot for Sufis in Kashmir. Charar-E-Sharif comes worshipped by many Hindus, bringing itself the holy site to have no restriction to anyone.

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Pilgrimage in Kashmir is as the flip-book of religious saga combining to all religions together. Besides Temple, Mosque and Gurudwara, marvellous hills, lakes and greens are Jammu Kashmir attractions influencing the number of tourists well.