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JAI Mata di JAI MATA VAISHNO DEVI JAI BHAIRAV NATH Travelled to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. Got her blessings. Sharing her story..... Shridhar was a very devout devotee of Ma Vaishno Devi. Once Ma took the form of a girl. The girl asked him to organise a big feast for the devotees of Vaishno Devi Shridhar agreed and went out to invite people. He also invited Bhairav Nath, a sage, who asked him how he would make the arrangements. On the day of the feast three hundred and sixty people were invited and ate in his small hut. Bhairav Nath was surprised by the divine powers of the little girl and he followed her to the Trikuta hills. For nine months he kept searching for her everywhere but couldn't find her. Then, one day he saw the girl proucing water from a stone by shooting it swiftly with an arrow. On seeing Bhairav she entered a cave. Bhairav Nath quickly followed her into the cave. With a trident she opened a path on the other end of the cave and left the cave. But Bhairav adamantly continued to follow her. Finally, she took her real form and cut off Bhairav Nath's head. Due to his powers, his head died but body remained alive. He begged the goddess for forgiveness. She not only forgave him but also gave him a boon that the devotees who would come to worship her in her holy cave would visit his temple thereafter. Later a temple was built at the place where Bhairav's head. #mata #vaishno_devi #hinduism #kashmir (at Vaishno Devi, Katra) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gz9Vyl_4i/?igshid=vmtb1mi3p41e

Lately, I got an opportunity to visit the famous Vaishno Devi temple for the second time! Unlike my previous visit when I travelled by train, this time, I splurged a little and took a flight from Delhi to Jammu. On arrival at Jammu, I headed straight for the Vaishno Devi counter from where pilgrims can get there group number and prasad slip. For the uninitiated, the group number makes the process of the darshan a lot easier as you can join the queue only when your group number is announced. As luck would have it, the lady at the counter gave me a group number that was already “running” so I could get directly in the queue. Feeling happy about this pseudo VIP slip (I’ll explain the pseudo part later), I headed to Katra and went straight to my hotel, which was one of the many that had sprung up in the recent yeas. Refreshed, I began the climb uphill at 7 pm, a deliberate decision to avoid the scorching heat during the day. En route, the heavens opened up and the rain slowed down my pace. Once you start the journey, it’s all about enjoying the beautiful views of the valley and temple, breathing in fresh air, talking to complete strangers and the ability to incessantly chant “Jai Mata Di”. The entire 13-kilometre path is laced with shops that sell eatables and beverages and even hot, steaming Maggi, which came as quite a relief in the wind and rain! If nature calls or you simply need to rest, you’ll find stoppage points and washrooms, every half a kilometre or so. If walking the path of nirvana is something that you find yourself unable to do, don’t fret. You can be carried up on a palanquin by a pitthoo and that too, in your own separate lane! Once you reach Ardkunvari, the midway point of the climb, you can take one of two paths. You can choose to continue uphill towards the temple or take a detour via Garbhjoom, a tiny cave that symbolizes the journey of a baby in the womb of the mother. Cont...... #vaishno_devi #spiritual #traveldiaries #kashmirtourism #jammu #hinduism #traveler #goddesslocs #divine #temple #shivtemple #onegod #oneworld (at Maa Vaishno Devi, Katra, J&K) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpK9z9De9w/?igshid=datxaxp4z1l8

Most beautiful and peaceful place 💟💟 🚩 Vaishno devi Shrine ⠀ ⠀ A pilgrimage to the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimages of our times. Popular the world over as Moonh Maangi Muradein Poori Karne Wali Mata, which means, the Mother who fulfills whatever Her children wish for. ⠀ ⠀ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji resides in a Holy Cave located in the folds of the three peaked mountain named Trikuta (pronounced as Trikoot). The Holy Cave attracts millions of devotees every year. In fact, the number of Yatris visiting the Holy Shrine annually now exceeds one crore. ⠀ ⠀ This is due to the unflinching faith of the devotees who throng the Shrine from all parts of India and abroad. The Holy Cave of the Mother is situated at an altitude of 5200 ft.⠀ ⠀ Follow @bhaktisarovar for more❤️⠀ ⠀ 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️⠀ ❤ DM for credit!⠀ ❤ follow us @bhaktisarovar⠀ 🔰 Turn on post notification!⠀ ❤ ADMIN @bhaktisarovar⠀ ❤ Plz share our page and promote⠀ ❤ Keep supporting! follow, tag, share our page⠀ 🌏-Daily posts!⠀ 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️⠀ ⠀ HashTags:⠀ ⠀ #Navratri #नववर्ष #नवरात्रि #vaishno_devi #GudiPadwa #HinduNavVarsh #Ugadi #happynavratri #vaishnodevi #bhawan #navratri #ChaitraNavratri #vaishnodevitrip #jaimatadi #jammu #india #matavaishnodevi #jaimataji #matavaishnodevi #jaima #matadi #katra #jammu #sanatandharma #hindu #hinduism #JaiMataDi #MaDurga #BhaktiSarovar #JaiMataDi (at Katra, Jammu and Kashmir) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv58nlRgkxV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5afh61pdiprc

This view 😘😘 #vaishno_devi #sunset #beautiful (at Vaishno Devi, Katra Jammu & Kashmir)