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Vaishno Devi |
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The abode of the Goddess Vaishno Devi is in the Moutains of Trikuta Hills, in the Jammu and Kashmir State of Northern India. The Goddess resides in a beautiful cave in the form of 3 'Pindis' namely, “Maha Kali”, “Maha Laxmi” and “Maha Sarawati”. Vaishno Devi is a hard four-hour (13-km) climb from Katra. In fact, the number of Yatris visiting the Holy Shrine annually now exceeds 5 million. This is due to the unflinching faith of the devotees who throng the Shrine from all parts of India and abroad.
The legend of Vaishno Devi in India, tells the tale of a devotee of Lord Vishnu who defeated a demon Bhairon Nath, by taking on the form of Kali.
On returning from the vaishnodevi temple you can see the Bhairon temple, where the head of Bhairon is believed to have fallen when he was killed by Mata Vishno Devi.The religious fervour of the devotees and the spectacular scenery, combine to make the Vaishnodevi Temple Yatra a truly memorable spiritual journey in India.. |
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Amarnath Yatra |
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Amarnath is 145 km east of Srinagar in Kashmir. There is an ice Silva-linga here that changes size with the seasons, and also as the moon waxes and wanes it becomes bigger and smaller. On the full moon day the linga is about 6 ft high. Each year on the full moon day of July-August (Sravana) when the Siva-linga attains its maximum height there is a festival at this cave temple. It is said that Lord Siva first appeared on this day.
The of the most important event during July/ August, is Amarnath Yatra to the Holy Pilgrimage. The Amarnath Yatra is organised every year by the J &K Govt. during the month of Shravan ( July and August); the dates however , vary every year looking at the weather conditions and according to Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) in the month of Sharavan (Vikrama Samwat). |
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