Search for GOD started with the dawn of creation.

For this
many visited saints birth places,some to the pilgrimage of
idols or emblems representing them,some to the temples
and we cannot deny the fact that still in this world u may
find people who do not believe in the SUPERNATURAL
ALMIGHTY.I want to repeat again that the knowledge
shared is not at all been to hurt anyone’s sentiments or the
feelings shared by him.
 Something about INDIA
India boasts of thousands
yrs of cultural& natural heritage
•86 national parks
•448wildlife reserves
•More than 2.4 million temples, mosques, church
India has long been known as the land of saints, temples,
spiritual and religious believes. the land of myth or blind faith.
the land of superstition the land of finest poets, writers, artists,
craftsmen the land where great epics been written which lay the
foundation of modern times.
India being a secular home to all communities with hinduism
being practiced in majority around 80% serves more than 1bn
people comprising total popn of India.
Muslims,sikhs,jains,christians,refugees comprises of the rest
nation. Each has its own pilgrimage, heroes, legends and even
culinary specialities.
 TRADITIONAL ROUTE
FROM JAMMU VIA PAHALGAM
•Jammu-pahalgam: 320kms,8-9hrs drive
•Pahalgam-chandanwari: 16kms,2hrs drive
•Chandanwari-sheshnag: 13km trek
•Sheshnag-panchtarni: 11km trek
•Panchtarni-CAVE: 6km trek
 REGISTRATION
Applications for Yatra should be sent to nearest registration
office
Two passport size photographs
A self addressed pre-stamped envelope(speed post)
A medical fitness certificate from an atleast MBBS doctor
each yatri is issued a registration-cum-identity slip by
authority,to carry during yatra
Ins:pilgrims advised to get insured
 Some useful tips
Check the things before u start
• Water
• Glucose biscuit& health drink
• Torch
• Raincoat
• Military shoes
• Woolens (jackets pref)
• Light eatables
• Monkey cap
Ladies are advised not to trek in sarees instead in pants or
salwar kameez
Medical assistance: advised to take any prescribed medicines
along,else there is a provision of qualified doctors &nursing staff.
There are military camps also at every stoppage for any assistance

Provisions: ration &other eatables are available at fair rates. Also

one can enjoy lots of langars wayside

Accommodation: good tented acc.are set up at the time of

pilgrimage at sheshnag,panchtarni,chandanwari.

Insurance:in view of hazardous nature,pilgrims are advised to get

insured

Carrying or use of alcohol is strictly prohibited

•Try not to overstrain on steep gradients.

•Do not relax at pts where is warning notice.Try not to overstrain
on steep gradients.
•Do not relax at pts where is warning notice.
•No yatri will be allowed without a registration card
Day 1

• Mata CHINTPURNI
Significance: smallest of all nine sisters
nobody can take prasad for his relatives n
frens if going on further pilgrimage
• Mata kangra devi
Significance: a river flows by side named
gupt ganga.
There is a child in every one of us, be it a
teenager, an adult or a well grown person.we not
only want to enjoy going back to our childhood
but also not to leave the leisure of teasing &
irritating the counterpart. I wanted to explain this
in d context that how we enjoyed & leisured
bathing in gupt ganga. How all the uncles were
having fun, sprinkling water on each other like a
kid.
MATA KANGRAJI
Uniqueness: besides there is another temple
of an aghodi sadhu. The uniqueness abt
these sadhus is that they eat anything to
survive,bath in the cremation ashes and
drinks in a bowl of human skull
The aghori sub-sect still hold to it as a daily
reminder of human mortality and as a challenge to
transcend the duality of life and death.
Day 3
MATA VAISHNODEVI:
Day 4
• SHIV KHODI:
Absolutely wonderful and fantabulous place
to visit atleast once in a life time.It is not a
well popular place but still has much of its
importance.Around
Day 2
Mata JWALAJI
Significance: hundreds of lights burning on water and still
water remains cold.
By far we might have advanced so much in the field of
scientific researches but there is still a mystery that from
where all these lights being emerging from the past
thousand years in around and under water. The thing is no
matter how far we go ahead we remain always under the
hands of nature& we cannot challenge it.
 Yatra Significance
• The Legend about the importance of Amarnath Cave is
as follows :
• This is The Cave which was chosen by Bhole Shankar
for narrating the secrets of immortality and creation of
Universe to Maa Parvati ji . The story goes like this .
Centuries ago Maa Parvati asked Shiv ji to let her
know why and when He started wearing the beads of
heads ( Mund Mala) . Bhole Shankar replied when ever
you are born I add one more head in my beads . Maa
Parvati said ," My Lord, my body is destroyed every
time and I die again and again, but you are Immortal.
Please let me know the secret of this ." Bhole Shankar
replied that it is due to Amar Katha ."
 Yatra Significance
• Maa Parvati insisted that she may be told that secret. For long
Shiva ji continued postponing . Finally on consistent demand from
Maa Parvati He made up his mind to tell the immortal secret . He
started for lonely place where no living being could listen it . He
choose Amarnath Cave . In preparation to that He left His Nandi (
The Bull which He used to ride ) at Pahalgam (Bail gaon) . At
Chandanwari He released Moon from his hairs (Jataon). At the
banks of Lake Sheshnag He released the snakes . He decided to
leave his Son Ganesha at Mahagunas Parvat (Mahaganesh Hill ) .
At Panjtarni, Shivji left the Five Elements behind (Earth , Water,
Air , Fire and Sky) which make living being . He is the Lord of
these elements. It is believed that as a symbol of sacrificing the
earthly world , Shivaji and Maa Parvati had Tandav Dance . After
leaving behind all these, Bhole Shankar enters the Holy Amarnath
Cave along with Parvati Maa.
 Yatra Significance
• Lord Shiva takes his Samadhi and concentrate . To ensure
that no living being is able to hear the Immortal Tale , He
created Rudra named Kalagni and ordered him to spread
fire to eliminate every living thing in and around the Holy
Cave . After this He started narrating the secret of
immortality to Maa Parvati . But as a matter of chance on
one egg which was lying beneath the Deer skin remained
protected . It is believed to be non living and more over it
was protected by Shiva -Parvati Asan (Bed) . The pair of
pigeons which were born out of this egg became immortal
having listened the secret of immortality (Amar Katha).
Many pilgrims report seeing the pair of pigeons when they
trek the arduous route to pay their obeisance before the
Ice-Lingam (the phallic symbol of Shiva).