Vaishno Devi is a must visit place for the devotees of Maa Durga. Your Vaishno Devi Tour would take you to the holy land beside the splendid hills and mountains. Climbing the soaring heights is a really difficult task but devotees don't get demotivated at any time. The temple lies at the Trikuta Mountain and it lies under a cave and this is at an altitude of 5200 feet. In the vicinity of this temple, you find the Katra town. The place is extremely sacred and having the glimpse of the devi is really auspicious. Close to this temple, there are various places of attraction in Vaishno Devi that are worth visithing. The attractions of Vaishno Devi are listed below:
Bhairav Nath Temple
In order to reach this temple, you need to travel a distance of 3 Km. The temple consists of a significant sacred pilgrimage which is the home to the demon who was transformed to become a saint a diehard devotee of Maa Durga. If you don't visit this sacred shrine of Bhairav Nath, your pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi remains incomplete and this fact is known by every devotee of Maa Vaishno Devi.
Charan Ganga
Charan Ganga refers to the river of water that emerges from the Pindis that are there in the caves. The stream that flows makes the ghat water where pilgrims make it a point to bathe. Bathing is performed before entering into the shrine. The water is considered to be holy which is taken home by the devotees.
Charan Paduka Temple
One can reach this temple by traveling a distance of 1.5 Km from Banganga. The goddess chose to stop at this place when Bhairav Nath was coming after her. The place lies at an altitude of 3,380 feet and is an important place as you come for your Vaishno Devi tour.
Ardh Kuwari
Holy importance is attached to this place as at this place you come to witness the cave known as Garbha Joon. The cave is narrow and its length is 15 foot. One can find this cave at an altitude of 4,800 ft and this cave lies at a distance of 4.5 Km from Charan Paduka. The cave is extremely holy as it became the shelter of Goddess Durga for a period of nine months as here she hid herself from Bhairav Nath. This is an important attraction in Vaishno Devi.
Banganga Temple
One can find this temple at a distance of 3 Km from the Katra Town. Here, goddess Durga stopped for some time as she was going to the Trikuta Hills because Langur Vir because thirsty in the way. In order to provide water to Langur Vir, the goddess produces an arrow shot which pierced into a nearby stone from where a stream emerged which is known as the Banganga. This spot is an important part of your Vaishno Devi tour.
Jahan Kosha
It is primitive cannon that were made in the 17th century by Janardhan Karmakar. The length of the cannon is 17.5 ft. In the vicinity of the cannon, there lies a mosque dedicated to a sage called Hazrat Mohammad and one can spot his footprints here.