Vaishno

It is said that the Maa Vaishno Devi fulfills all the wishes. Anyone who goes with his true heart in her shrine meets every wish. Such is the true darbar- Mother Vaishno Devi's.

The devotee reaches her darbar with great devotion. The place of Vaishno Devi is in the cave on Trikuta Mountains is a prominent pilgrim place for Hindus, where millions of pilgrims come from far and wide for the visit.

What is recognition: -

There are many stories about Mata Vaishno Devi. According to a famous ancient belief, Maa Vaishno was pleased with the devotion of Shridhar. Once Shridhar kept the Bhandara in his village and invited all the villagers and sadhus to visit Bhandara. First, the villagers did not believe in this. . In order to keep the devotees of Shree Dhar, the mother Vaishno Devi came into the house in the form of a daughter. Sridhar also invited Bhairavnath with his disciples. In Bhandara, Bhairavnath talked about consuming meat instead of kheer-pudhi, then Sridhar expressed disagreement over it.
Due to Bhairavnath's stubbornness on food, Kanyarupati Mata Vaishno Devi tried to explain Bhairavnath but Bhairavnath did not agreed with her. When Bhairavnath tried to capture that girl, then the girl ran from there to the Trikuta Mountains and Vaishno Devi, the form of that girl, did austerity for nine months in a cave.Hanuman was guarded to protect Mother outside this cave. Today this sacred cave is known as 'Ardakvavari'. There is also Paduka of the mother's feet near the ardhkunwari. This is the place where the mother had seen Bhairavnath after running away.

It is said that Hanumanji was with Maa Vaishno Devi only to protect Mother. When Hanumanji was thirsty, on his request the mother lifted an arrow from the bow and produced water and later  and washed her hair in that water. Today this sacred stream is known as 'Banganga', after which all the diseases of the devotees are dispelled after drinking holy water or bathing with it.

Bhaironath Temple

The place where Maa Vaishno Devi slaughtered Bhairavnath was known as 'Bhawan' in the whole world today. At this place, Mother Kali (right), Mother Saraswati (middle) and Mata Lakshmi Pindi (left) are inseparable in the cave, It is said that they remove all the pains and sufferings of the devotees. The combined form of these three is called the form of mother Vaishno Devi.
On the slaughter of Bhairavnath, the place which was dropped 8 km away from the Sheesh Bhavan, today the place is known as 'Temple of Bhaironath'. It is said that after his execution, Bhairavnath had repented for his mistake and he beg for forgiveness from mother. Mata Vaishno Devi, giving a boon to Bhairavnath, said that my darshan will not be considered as complete until a devotee will see you after me.

How to Access Maa Darbar: -
Jammu is the first stop for the journey of Mother Vaishno Devi. You can reach Jammu by bus, taxi, train or airplane. J Broad is connected by the gauge line. The number of travelers going to Vaishno Devi in the summer is a sudden increase, so special trains are run from Delhi to Jammu for the convenience of passengers annually by the Railways.

Jammu is located on National Highway No. 1A of India. So if you want to reach Jammu by bus or taxi, you will not have any problem. You can easily get bus and taxi from Jammu to many major cities of north India.

Journey to Mother's House begins with Katra, which is a village in Jammu district. Distance from Jammu to Katra is about 50 km. You can reach Katra by bus or taxi from Jammu. You will find many buses for Katra from Jammu railway station, from which you can easily reach Katra in 2 hours. If you want to reach Katra with a private taxi, you can travel from taxis to Katra by spending 500 to 1000 rupees, which will take you to Katra in approximately one hour.
Launch of Vaishno Devi Yatra: -
Mother Vaishno Devi visit begins with Katra. Most travelers start their journey by resting here. For the visit of the mother, there is a continuous process of climbing overnight travelers. Katra offers free 'travel slip' for Mother's Darbar only.

Only after taking this slip, you can start climbing from Katra to Maa Vaishno's court. Three hours after taking this slip, you have to enter the 'Ban Ganga' check point before climbing and you can start climbing only after checking the luggage. If you do not enter the check post for three hours after taking the trip slip, your travel slip can be canceled. Therefore, it is convenient to take a trip slip while starting the journey.
There are a refreshment and food arrangement places for the whole trip. In this difficult climb, you can rest a bit and drink tea and coffee and start your journey again with the same passion. 'Clock Room' facility is there at many places of climbing from Katra to  Bhawan.