Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra | Vaishno Devi Trip |Famous Places India

Mata Vaishno Devi is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to the Mother Goddess “Shakti”, located in the hills of Trikuta Mountain at an altitude of 5, 300 ft above the sea level and at a distance of approximately 12 km from Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir State of India. Mata Vaishno Devi, also known as Mata Rani and Vaishnavi. In this area there are three Goddesses Maa Laxmi, Maa Kali and Maa Saraswati are enshrined in one temple in the form of natural stones or 'pindies'.Divine Journey/ Pilgrimage Yatra to JAI MATA DI (Mata Vaishno Devi)

First stop is at Banganga which is located 1 km away from Katra. Here pilgrims can take a dip in Holy River and have food at the Langer (free food) run by famous T-series Industries.

Second stop Charanpadhuka is located about 2.5 km away from Banganga. It is believed that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi took rest here while moving towards the Trikuta Hills. The place contains the footprints of the Goddess, and thus the place is named Charanpadhuka Temple.

Third stop is Ardhkuwari which is also known as Garbh Joon which is located about 3 km from Charanpadhuka. It is believed that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi hid herself from the demon Bairon Nath in this cave for 9 months which makes it the most revered religious place of this region. At this place devotees can visit Adkuwari Temple and Gerbhjoon (an ancient Cave of about 20 feet).

After a steep trekking of about 4 km from Adkuwari comes the fourth and last stop MATA RANI Temple and you can enjoy MATA Darshan, Shops located along side at the entrance of the Bhawan are availed with glittering Chunri, coconuts and Darshan Prasad.

The best time to make a mata Vaishno Devi trip is anytime between March-April and September-October.