Vaishno Devi Temple is the most popular and considered religious temple of India. There is a grand cave of Vaishno Devi on the Trikoot parvat of Jammu and there are three pindi naturally made in the cave. Known as Vaishno Mata, she is believed to be an incarnation of Devi Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. The place of Vaishno Devi is also considered very sacred along with other holy places of India, it is believed that the mind of Mata Sati had fallen at this place.
How to visit Vaishno Devi:
The temple is situated at an altitude of 5200 feet and to reach here you have to trek about 13 km from Katra.
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The climb to Vaishno Devi temple starts from Katra on foot. While on the way there is Banganga river near Trikut Parvat. It is said that Vaishno Devi shed the Ganges river to quench the thirst of Hanuman by shooting an arrow at the ground. After the disappearance of Hanuman, Vaishno Devi washed her hair in water. Banganga River is also known as Balganga River. Pilgrims must bathe in the Banganga River for their purity. After Banganga is the Charan Paduka temple.
After visiting the Charan Paduka, the pilgrims come to the Ardhkuwari Temple. Vaishno Devi did penance for 9 months in this cave, like how a child stays in his mother's womb for 9 months to escape from Bhairav Nath. After having darshan of Ardh Kunwari, pilgrims go to Bhairavnath Temple.
It is said that after Vaishno Devi killed Bhairav Nath, Bhairav Nath realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness. Vaishno Devi blessed him by saying that his pilgrimage would not be fruitful if the pilgrims do not have darshan of Bhairavnath. Pilgrims visit the head of Bhairavnath along with the temple building of Vaishno Devi. Pilgrims go inside the temple to have darshan of 3 Pindika (rocks) which represent Vaishno Devi.
Every year lakhs of devotees come to see Vaishno Devi.
The temple of Mata Vaishno Devi is quite ancient. Mata Vaishno Devi is believed to have incarnated as Mata Parvati, Saraswati and Lakshmi in Treta Yuga as a beautiful princess for the welfare of mankind. And did penance in a cave on Trikuta mountain. When the time came, his body merged into a subtle form of three divine energies- Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati.
It is believed that mata spent nine months in this cave, just like a baby lives in its mother's womb. Here Mata Vaishno Devi was hiding from Bhairon Nath for 9 months. For this reason it is called Garbhajun Cave and over the years it has been believed that women who enter this cave never face any problem during childbirth.
Jai Mata Di !
It is said that the Vaishno Devi temple was built around 700 years ago by a Brahmin priest, Pandit Sridhar. Devotees of Mata who lived about seven centuries ago. Sridhar and his wife were completely devoted to the Devi. Once Sridhar got an order to have a bhandara in his dream. But Sridhar was worried about how he would organize this event due to poor financial condition. Worrying about which they stayed up all night. And then left it all to luck. In the morning, people started coming there to receive the prasad. After which he saw that a small girl in the form of Vaishno Devi had come to his hut. Bhandara was prepared with them and served to the villagers, after accepting this prasad, people got satisfaction.
Bhairavnath demanded to eat non-veg but there a little girl in the form of Vaishno Devi refused on behalf of Sridhar. After which Bhairavnath could not bear this humiliation and Bhairon tried to capture the divine girl, but failed to do so. The girl disappeared, after this incident Sridhar became sad.
He longed to see his devi. After which one night, Vaishno Mata appeared in Sridhar's dream and showed him the way to a cave on the Trikut Parvat, which houses his ancient temple. Sridhar, as told, discovered the holy shrine and devoted his life to his service. Since then, this temple came to be known worldwide as Mata Vaishno Devi.
Jai Mata Di !
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