Maa Vaishno Devi Katra, which is an ancient temple dedicated to Mother Shakti, is here from Mata Vaishnavi Treta Yuga. Vaishnav Devi Temple is situated on a huge and beautiful Trikuta hill in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir state. This temple is located at a place named Katra in Jammu and Kashmir the distance of the temple from Katra is 12 km and this temple is at an altitude of 5200 feet. According to the report, it is believed that this is the second temple in the whole of India which is filled with the most visitors. The first temple is Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, which is visited by the maximum number of devotees throughout the year. As such, in the Vaishno Devi temple, lakhs of devotees keep visit the temple throughout the year, but when the time of Navaratri or Navdurga comes, then this number reaches crores.
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Maa Vaishno Devi Katra is the incarnation of superpowers.
In a cave in the hills of Trikuta in Katra city of Jammu, Mata Rani is in the form of 3 superpowers. These powers are goddess Kali, goddess Laxmi, and goddess Saraswati, whose combined form is called Vaishnavi. This divine is seated here in the form of Pindi. The length of this cave is 98 feet. These goddesses have been enshrined in the platform built in this cave. In Treta Yuga, 3 goddesses Laxmi, Kali, and Saraswati were born in the form of a girl whose name was Vaishnavi, she is also called Trikuta.
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The place where Maa Vaishno Devi is situated is called Bhawan, where Mata Vaishnav killed Bhairav Nath. Mother had separated Bhairav Nath’s head from his body and his torso had fallen here and his head had fallen 3 km away. Where Bhairav Nath’s head fell, there is a temple of Bhairav Nath Ji today. It is believed that after the view of Mata Vaishnav Devi, it is necessary to visit Bhairav Nath.
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Vaishnavi was a great devotee of Lord Rama and had considered Rama as her husband in her mind and wanted to marry him. When Vaishnavi expressed her desire to marry Shri Ram, Lord Rama told her that in this birth I have taken a wife’s fast, so I cannot marry anyone other than Sita. Shri Ram said that when I will take the Kalki incarnation in Kali Yuga, then I will marry you till then you will have to wait. Since then till today Mata Vaishnavi is waiting for the Kalki avatar of Shri Ram.
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The mythology of Mata Vaishnav.
A long time ago there was an Aghori monk named Bairav Nath, when he saw Mata Vaishnavi, he was fascinated by her beauty and started chasing her. Mata Vaishnavi escaped from there and went to a cave. Bhairav Nath was following them. The mother had merged in the cave by changing into air form. When Bairav Nath also tried to enter the cave, a monk standing outside the cave said that Bhairav, whom you are thinking of as a simple girl, is himself an incarnation of Shakti. That’s why Mata should stop chasing Vaishnavi but Aghori did not listen to the monk.
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When Bhairavnath forcibly tried to enter the cave, Mahabali Hanuman, who was guarding the outside of the cave, stopped him, then a great war broke out between Lord Hanuman and Bhairav Nath. The war between Lord Hanuman and Bhairav Nath went on for a long time, after that Mahavir Hanuman was about to kill Bhairav, at the same time Mata Vaishnavi had come there. He told Hanuman Ji that Mahabali Hanuman, his death will not be from your hands but by me.
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After that Mata Vaishno asked Bhairav to go back again but Bhairav did not agree then Mata Vaishnava took the form of Shakti and killed him.
Vaishnav maa had cut off Bhairav’s head from his body. After cutting off the head, Bhairav Nath apologized to the Vaishnava maa. Then the compassionate mother forgave Bhairav and said that in the future when people worship me, then it will be necessary to worship you after me.
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History of Maa Vaishnav Devi, Katra temple
This thing is very old, about 700 years ago, a Brahmin named Sridhar lived in Hansali village near Katra. Sridhar was very poor but he was a great devotee of Mata Vaishnav Devi. He was always absorbed in the devotion of Vaishnava’s mother, he did not have any sorrow about his being poor.
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Once Shridhar was asked by the Mata to worship him in a dream and perform Bhandara in his name. Shridhar went to every house in the village and demanded the necessary ingredients for the Bhandara, some people helped Shridhar and gave them the necessary items for cooking and food. Sridhar had got the material, but it was not enough to get the Bhandara done, so Sridhar started getting very worried. And when the day of Bhandara came, Sridhar started thinking that how the whole village would be stocked with such little food and there was not much space in his house to accommodate the villagers.
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The people of the village started coming to eat the Bhandara. Sridhar’s hut was small but by the grace of Mata Vaishnav, everyone was going to sit very easily in the hut and the place of the hut had increased on its own. Then suddenly a girl came among the people and started serving food to the villagers and people started eating food, slowly the whole village had eaten the food. Bhairav Nath also came in this Bhandara, Bhairav asked Mata Vaishnavi to serve meat. Mother said that this is a Bhandara of a Brahmin’s house, so the meat will not be given there. Bhairav extended his hand to catch the Vaishnava Devi, but the mother turned into the air and flew towards Trikuta mountain.
Vaishno Devi indicated to Sridhar to be on her Trikuta mountain. Since then till date, Sridhar’s family is worshiping in Mata Vaishnav temple.
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The main places to visit in Vaishnav Dham.
The main stops of the Vaishnav Devi Yatra :
Charan Paduka
Charan Paduka is the first stage or the first point of the Vaishnav Devi Yatra. This is the place where Lord Vaishnavi stayed for some time and saw where the cruel Bairav Nath is. Even today there are both the footprints of Vaishnav Devi at this place. The devotees who come for darshan definitely go to see it here.
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Banganga
Banganga is the place where Maa Vaishnava took out the Ganges water from the rock using an arrow to quench the thirst of Lord Hanuman. And he also washed his hair with this Ganges water. Even today, devotees take a bath here before having the darshan of the mother. It is said that bathing here destroys all the sins of the devotees.
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Ardhkuwari gufa(Cave)
Ardhkumari Cave also known as Adikumari and Garbhajuna is the cave where Mata Vaishnav took shelter to hide from Bairav Nath. In this cave, Vaishnava maa did meditation and penance for 9 months, after which she went out from the other end of the cave. It is said that women who cross this Garbhajun cave get a lot of relief from the pain caused by pregnancy.
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Bhawan
The Bhawan is the main temple of Vaishnava Devi Maa where the self-proclaimed 3 forms of Vaishnava Devi are in the form of Pindi. Here Vaishnava Devi is in the form of Goddess Kali, Goddess Laxmi, and Goddess Saraswati. The distance from Katra to Bhawan is 12 km. Bhawan is the place where Vaishnava’s mother killed Bhairav Nath. When Vaishnav mother killed Bhairav Nath, his body had fallen here and his head had fallen 3 km away.
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Bhairav Nath Temple
Bhairav Nath Temple is the place where Bhairav Nath’s head fell. Today there is a temple of Bhairav Nath Ji here. Devotees visit Bhairav Nath after having darshan of Mata Vaishnav. It is believed that if you do not visit Bhairav Nath after seeing the mother, then the journey is considered incomplete.
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Things to remember during Vaishnav Devi Yatra.
Vaishnav Devi Yatra registration mandatory.
It is mandatory to get it registered before the journey, without this you cannot go to Vaishnav Devi Dham. This registration takes place before the commencement of the journey at Katra. This registration is free, no payment is required for this.
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An identity card is mandatory.
It is mandatory for you to have a valid Id proof and address proof for the journey, otherwise, your Vaishno Devi Yatra will not be registered. This ID is proof of voter ID, driving license, and Aadhaar card whatever you have with you.
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Vaishno Devi Climbing Options
If you want to climb Vaishno Devi from Katra, then you can do it in 2 ways, the first option is the 12 km on the footway. It is also right to go on the way. If you are not afraid of fatigue. The walkway is very good and the place is a place to eat, drink and relax. Another option is that if you don’t want to go on foot, there are also arrangements for horses, mules, and palanquins, which you can pay for by sitting on them.
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Best time to visit Vaishnav Devi temple
Vaishno Devi remains open for pilgrims throughout the year, but the best time to visit is between the months of March and October. A lot of pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi between these months as the weather is cool and pleasant, but most of the visitors plan their visit during Navratras.
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How to reach Maa Vaishnav Katra
By Air: Jammu Airport is the nearest airport to Vaishnav Devi Dham, Katra. Vaishnav Devi Temple is 50km away from here.
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By Train: The nearest railway station from Katra is the Udhampur railway station. The distance from Katra to Udhampur railway station is 42km.
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By Road: You can also come to Vaishnav Devi Katra by road. Vaishnav Devi Katra is well connected by roads to all the cities of India. If you want, you can come here by booking your own vehicle or taxi.
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Address and google map of Maa Vaishnav Katra
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Images of Maa Vaishnav Katra
Top tourist places near Vaishnav Devi Katra
- Chenab Rail Bridge
- Baba Dhansar
- Shalimar Park
- Bhimgarh Fort
- Banganga Temple
- Banganga Check Post
- Salal Dam
- Group Of Temples/ Pandavas
- Raghunath Temple, Jammu
- Devi Pindi Mata Mandir
- Deva Maai Mandir
- Gauri Bhawan
- Aghaar Baba Jitto
- Panchari Hill Station
- Sihad Baba Waterfall
- Panchari Hills Udhampur
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Other places to visit in Jammu & Kashmir
- Srinagar
- Gulmarg
- Leh
- Kupwara
- Kathua
- Pahalgam
- Hemish
- Kishtwar
- Doda
- Nishat Garden
- Dachigam National Park
- Patnitop
- Aru Valley
- Anantnag
- Amarnath
- Yusmarg
- Kishtwar National Park
- Khilanmarg
- Bhaderwah
- Jammu
- Sanasar
- Dachigam National Park
- Tarsar Marsar Trek
- Dras
- Lamayuru
- Uleytokpo
- Pulwama
- Kashmir Great Lakes Trek
- Baltal
- Hemis
- Nubra Valley
- Suru Basin
- Kargil
- Betaab Valley
- Hari Mahal Palace
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