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Amarnath and Vaishnodevi (6 Days 5 Nights)

Amarnath and Vaishnodevi (6 Days 5 Nights)

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6 Days 5 Nights

Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, reached through Pahalgam town. The shrine represents an important part of Hinduism. The cave, located in Lidder Valley, is surrounded by glaciers, snowy mountains and is covered with snow most of the year, except for a short period of time in summer when it is open to pilgrims. In 1989, pilgrims numbered between 12,000 and 30,000. In 2011, the numbers reached a peak, crossing 6.3 lakh (630,000) pilgrims. In 2018 pilgrims numbered 2.85 lakh (285,000). The annual pilgrimage has varied between 20 and 60 days.

The Amarnath cave, abode of the Mahamaya Shakti Peetha, is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, temples throughout South Asia that commemorate the location of fallen body parts of the Hindu deity Sati.

The Vaishno Devi Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Vaishno Devi located in Katra, Reasi district at the Trikuta Mountains within the Indian union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Hindus consider Vaishno Devi as one of the incarnations or forms of Goddess Parvati , Saraswati and Lakshmi.

It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India. Every year millions of visitors visit the temple. During festivals like Navaratri, the count increases to as high as one crore visitors. Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the richest temples in India. Authors Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein says, “Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu has an annual receipts of about $16 million, mainly from offerings by devotees”.

The temple is sacred to all Hindus and Sikhs. Many prominent saints such as Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Swami Vivekananda have visited the temple.

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    Tour Plan

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    Day 1 :
    JAMMU / SRINAGAR– SRINAGAR On arrival at Jammu Railway Station or Srinagar Airport, our representative will meet you and transfer to Srinagar Hotel. On arrival check-in at the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure & Yatra preparation. Dinner & Overnight stay at Srinagar.
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    Day 2 :
    SRINAGAR – SONMARG – BALTAL – AMARNATH JI After early breakfast check out from hotel and proceed for Baltal via Sonamarg (85 Kms/2 Hrs drive). On arrival take your pre booked helicopter for Amarnath Helipad. De-board the helicopter & proceed to holy cave for 1 Km by trek or Palki/Pony (at own cost). Do the darshan of self-made shiv-linga of amaranth ji. After darshan return back to Camp, stay at Govt’s Camps. Dinner at Lunger & overnight stay at Panchtarni.
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    Day 3 :
    Amarnath Cave – SONMARG – SRINAGAR Morning board the helicopter for Baltal. De-board the helicopter & transfer to Srinagar by road. On arrival, check-in at the hotel & day free for local Sightseeing of Srinagar. Visit Mughal garden. At evening, enjoy Shikara ride in world famous Dal Lake. Dinner and overnight stay in Hotel or House boat.
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    Day 4 :
    SRINAGAR – KATRA After breakfast, check-out from the hotel & proceed for Katra by road (270 Kms/8 Hrs drive). On arrival at Katra, check-in at the hotel in Katra for dinner & overnight stay.
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    Day 5 :
    MATA VAISNO DEVI DARSHAN Early morning, get dropped at Banganga to start the holy journey to Mata Vaishno Devi Darshan. From here start the trek of 13kms (one way) to reach the shrine of Mata Devi. En route darshan of Ardhkuwari. By reaching the temple perform Pooja, aarti, darshan and seek the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi. Spend some time in the shrine of Mata Devi. Later start the trek back to Katra. If needed one can opt the helicopter service/Pony/Palki to reach the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi from Katra (at own cost). Same day return back to Katra for overnight stay.
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    Day 6 :
    DROP AT KATRA/JAMMU RAILWAY STN OR AIRPORT After breakfast, check out from the hotel and transfer to Katra/Jammu Railway station or Jammu airport to catch your flight / train to your onward journey.
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