ITS OURS.."THE DIAMOND CROWN"....PART-1

PART-1

I am talking about the captivating, attractive, scenic beauty that our motherland owns.Guess which place? Yeah exactly, its Kashmir.I visited this place around two years ago and my intuition told me that i must blog about it.Arey what shall i start with.. Kashmir has got an alluring charm.. The places that I visited : VaishnoDevi temple, Jammu, Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg.With all those wonderful people around, one will enjoy every moment of stay out there.It has got lots and lots of tourist spots, from the exquisite gardens to magnificent lakes and mountains. Of course its a paradise on Earth without doubts. So , come on..I am going to take you on a trip to the fascinating place.Have a nice journey!!

Vaishno Devi , situated at a great height above sea level, can be reached after walking 14 Kms from the foothill situated at Katra.To go to Katra, one has to travel from Jammu by bus , for 2.30 hrs.Now lets begin our travel to Vaishnodevi.We have to undergo security checks at the foothill as usual and then start walking, I mean climbing.Wonderful paths have been laid and so we need not worry about it.We can also reach the top on ponies.But the pleasure of walking on the steep path, raising slogans of 'Jai Mata Di' is a wonderful experience.We can also relax for a while in the 'Vishraam Sthal' available on our way..And lo friends!, Look around as we are now reaching the top.., Admire the gorgeous valleys in all sides. Arent you feeling as in heaven??Let us pause for a minute and take some snaps.Now, after a long walk for 7 hrs, we have reached the 'Bhavan',thats how its called.If we dont have a special person to accompany us over there, we need to wait for a day or two for Darshan.But for us, luckily we have a doctor to come with us and get us the VIP dharshan.So, Its not a big task for us.Now, we are proceeding to the shrine of 'Ma VaishnoDevi'..Obviously,its too cold out here..Isnt it?Slowly, our queue advances further and here we are.., inside the shrine! Its a cave actually and there is a small stream of cold water running by the side inside it.There are three goddesses in the form of 'Pindi' meaning stones.We get a nice dharshan and exit through another way.Really divine place indeed..!!Nextly, lets take a little bit of rest and start our descending journey.We are going to find this a bit difficult as we have to walk in the direction of gravitational force.Its going to pull us down.But we will be careful not to hurt ourselves.So, after a walk of 6 hrs, we reach the foothill not with bare minds,but with the fulfillment and happiness of enjoying our trip uphill and downhill.

After this divine pilgrimage, dont we need a bit of rest.So we will travel to the other tourist spots after a break.

PART-2 COMING SOON