Jai maa ki ! Today we will write about “Mata vaishno devi complete Travel Guide” to plan your darshan yatra. We will tell about the facilities developed for the pilgrims and tourists to reach to her and seek her blessings .
Before we start the mata vaishno devi travel guide everyone “jor se bolo jai mata di”.
Mata sabhi ki kamanye puri karen.
In this post, we will cover following.
- Discovery of Mata Vaishno Devi.
- Weather and best time to travel .
- Route of Vande Bharat express.
Firstly, We will be writing on all these queries in detail. So lets begin…
Discovery of mata vaishno devi
While various versions of the origin and legend of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji are prevalent, there seems to be unanimity on the discovery of Shrine around 700 years back by the same Pandit Shridhar, at whose place Mata had helped organize a Bhandaara. When she left amidst the Bhandaara to escape Bhairon Nath, Pandit Shridhar is said to have felt as if he had lost everything in his life. He felt immense grief and gave up the intake of food or even water and closed himself in a room of his house, fervently praying for Vaishnavi to reappear.
It is then that Mata Vaishnavi appeared in his vision (dream) and told him to search for her at the Holy Cave situated amidst the folds of the Trikuta Mountain. She showed him the way to the Holy Cave and insisted him to break his fast. Pandit Shridhar then went on to discover the Holy Cave in the mountains. Every time he seemed to lose the way, the vision of his dreams reappeared before his eyes and finally he reached his destination. Upon entering the Cave he found a rock form with three heads atop it.
At that moment Mata Vaishno Devi appeared before him in all her glory (another version says that the Supreme Energies of Mata Maha Saraswati, Mata Maha Lakshmi and Mata Maha Kali appeared in the Holy Cave) and introduced him to the three heads (now known as the Holy Pindies) of the rock form along with various other identification marks in the Holy Cave. She blessed him with a boon of four sons and a right to worship her manifestation and asked him to spread the glory of the Holy Shrine all over. Pandit Shridhar then spent his remaining life in the service of Mata at the Holy Cave.
( Note:- this is the official information regarding the discovery of mata’s temple )
Best time to travel to Mata vaishno devi temple
Vaishno devi temple is opened throughout the year. It is advisable to travel in summer season (March to June ) and in winter (October and November ). Most People visit it around Diwali vacation . It is auspicious to visit the mata darbaar during Navratris and have darshan of mata.
In monsoon heavy chances of damage and danger are there. Because of its high altitude location landslides, stone falling and broken roads are there so it is not recommended to travel. Depending upon the season, you may pack additional winter clothes to beat the cold at the darbaar.
Route of Vande Bharat Express to Katra or Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station Vande Bharat express
This train was started on October 5, 2019. Mr.Amit shah flagged the train. This train will travel from New Delhi to Katra it will start from 6:00 am and will reach next day at its destination at 2:00 pm .
Vande Bharat Express will leave from the Katra railway station at 3 pm to reach the New Delhi railway station at 11 pm.
From Delhi the train will run with number 22439.
From Katra the train will run with number22440.
On route in both directions, train will halt for two minutes each at following railway stations
Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi.
This train will run daily except Tuesdays . and it has many facilities which are under :
- The train will have 16 coaches, fully air-conditioned.
- It is an engine-less self-propelled trainset which allows for faster acceleration and deceleration.
- Due to this, time travel will be reduced by 40 percent
- The train has windows with a special provision to protect against stone-pelting.
- The train is equipped with wi-fi, bio vaccum toilets, GPS-based infotainment system, CCTV surveillance.
- Tickets may be booked at IRCTC online site or app.
I hope this information you find something useful. Please planned the darshan journey. Have a “Happy and safe Journey”
Jai mai ki !