Amritsar - Vaishno Devi Tour

The Golden temple or Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab, is the holiest shrine of Sikh religion. The gurudwara (or temple) is a major pilgrimage destination as well as an increasingly popular tourist attraction. Despite its great sacred status, the Golden Temple is open to visitors, the only restrictions being visitors must not drink alcohol, eat meat or smoke in the shrine. The gold-plated building features copper cupolas and white marble walls encrusted with precious stones arranged in decorative Islamic-style floral patterns. The structure is decorated inside and out with verses from the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book).

Vaishno Devi darshan is a visit to the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. Indian Spiritual tradition has propounded four Purusharth (objectives) of a human life. These are Dharm (Righteousness), Arth (Material Pursuits), Kaam (Contentment) and Moksh (Enlightenment). Mata vaishno devi is believed to grant all these four boons to those who visit Her Holy Shrine. She is considered to fulfill anything and everything that a person wishes for, in a righteous way. It is an experience of all, that no one goes empty handed from Her Great Pilgrimage. The journey (or yatra) to the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is thus an enchanting journey of the places where Mata had spent some time while observing various spiritual disciplines and penances. The culmination of this journey is at the Holy Cave where She merged Her Human form with the astral form of Her creators, the three Supreme Energies.