We visited Vaishno Devi last month. Vaishno
Devi is a Hindu pilgrimage site dedicated to Goddess Durga in the hills of
state Jammu & Kashmir. Vaishno Devi is at a trek of about 14 kilometers
from a quaint little town of Katra.
Having trekked better
part of the day, we were tired. We had to rush up for the darshan which was
scheduled at 5:30 in the evening. The pain in the feet and the fatigue,
everything faded after the most serene darshan in the mandir.
Vaishno Devi Bhawan enveloped
in the gorgeous shades of sunset.
It was a feeling of content. To have had
a good darshan after the long trek and being there at this beautiful hour when the temple
was getting ready for evening aarti, with bells ringing, priests
chanting hymns and audible in the whole area through mic and the
devotees streaming in every second. It was magical and divine!
Wish you all a good day!
Beautiful pics. Agree the atmosphere, the aura of Vaishno Devi is truly divine and magical...a must have experience!
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ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome place,I love to look at pictures I know I will never visit, Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
I am in the company of avid travelers:) Thanks for the virtual darshan...this one has been marinating on my 'to do' list for a while now:)
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Beautiful pictures, no doubt the trek up there is a wonderful experience!
ReplyDeleteStunning sunset! What a special trek to take with your sister.
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Sunset pictures can never go wrong !
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Wonderful shots of the sunset :D
ReplyDeleteI am yet to visit the mata must do that soon. Love the pics :)
ReplyDeleteLovely clicks ! I think the fact that most of our religious places are in beautiful natural settings adds to the magic and divinity !
ReplyDeleteLovely !
ReplyDeleteserene and peaceful
MY first idea was sunset and sunrise pics :) but something else hit me and changed my mind !!!
I hav a good collection of sunset pics :)
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Beautiful That is truly a Divine sunset.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Pics! :)
ReplyDeleteYour post brings the eve alive for me
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Beautiful photos, and an awe inspiring view.
ReplyDeleteWonderful snaps...really divine. Haven't been to Vaishnao Devi...someday.
ReplyDeleteIt is so gorgeous between those hills, Vaishnao Devi.
ReplyDeletea feeling of nostalgia overwhelms me naina- i have visited vaishnodevi once and that too with my parents and sister--- sigh. blissful experience like u say; the rajma chawal, fatigue..... the pics are lovely !
ReplyDeleteI had visited Vaishno Devi mandir last December. My first visit in 48 years and it had been divine. I had blogged about it on Lassi with Lavina, an e magazine I write a coloumn for. I want to visit Ma again to make up for all the lost years.Loved the pictures.
ReplyDeleteNothing like Nature to bring you closer to God is there? :)
ReplyDeleteNever been to Vaishno devi but I see divine captures here Naina.
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures of sunset. I wrote about Sunrise:)
ReplyDeleteBautiful photos.
ReplyDeletelooks lovely and serene!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. Thank you for introducing me to a part of the world I have never seen.
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Vaishno Devi is a hard trek but I suppose the spiritual experience and views are worth it.
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Spiritual and soothing ...am glad I could experience it all through your eyes :)
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