Day 1
New Delhi - Mansa Devi - Chandigarh - Chintpurni
Chintpurni - 1 Night Stay | ( Journey Hours: Approx. 7 Hours)
Our Himachal Devi Darshan Cab will pick you at New Delhi railway station on your desired point in Delhi and you will start your spiritual journey of Himachal Devi Darshan from New Delhi. We will proceed by road to Mata Mansa Devi at Chandigarh. It is around 4-5 hours drive from New Delhi to Chandigarh. Seek blessings from Goddess Mansa Devi. Devotees horde this place to the tie a thread around the tree as it is believed that wishes of people come true by doing it.
Later we will drive for 3 hours towards Chintpurni temple. Check in to your hotel, freshen up and later visit the temple of Mata Chintpurni also known as Chhinnamastika Devi. The temple has derived this name from the idol of goddess Durga in the temple, which is without (Chhinnaa) a head (mastika). During the festival of Navratri, throngs of pious devotees of the Goddess gather in the temple premises, hoping that their wishes will be granted by the Divine goddess. You can attend evening Aarti of Mata Ji. Night stay in a hotel in Chintapurni.
Day 2
Jwala Ji -Brajeshwari Devi at Kangra - Chamunda
Chamunda Devi ( 1 Night Stay) | (Journey Hours: Approx. 5 Hours)
In the morning drive towards Jwala Ji Temple.It is also one of the 51 Shaktipeeths.The Jwalamukhi temple is said to house the tongue of Sati which fell in the place where the temple was erected. The temple was built in homage to goddess Jawala-mukhi, also termed as ‘Maa Jwala Ji’. The Hindu meaning of the word Jawalamukhi is mouth of flames and Jwala Ji means flames. The devotees of Sati believe that there are nine flames that burn permanently. Aarti is performed here five times a day but for tourists from home and abroad, the evening Aarti or Shaiyan Aarti is the main attraction as the Goddess, resplendent in her priceless ornaments is prayed to by devotees from near and far, with delicate lamps lighting up the entire temple amid the chanting of religious songs. The grand Puja that takes place in this temple is a sight to be seen and the power of the Goddess can be felt all around.
Drive towards Mata Brajeshwari Temple at Kangra which is popular for its elaborated fabrications along with the rich rituals performed there. The main deity of this temple is Brajeshwari Devi who is also known as Vajrayogini . She is also the incarnation of Parvati, the Goddess or Aadi Maya on the Earth.
Later proceed for Chamunda Devi Temple which is about 25 kms from Kangra. Check in to your hotel at Chamunda Devi for night stay. You can attend the evening Aarti of Maa Chamunda Devi.
Day 3
Chamunda Devi - Baijnath Shiv Temple- Vindyavasini Temple - Palampur
Palampur ( 1 Night stay) | (Journey Hours :Approx. 3 Hours)
In the morning you can attend morning Aarti at Chamunda Ji temple. The Chamunda Devi Temple is a shrine to the wrathful form of Goddess Durga or Chamunda who in Hindu Mythology is the symbol of female power. The idol of Goddess Chamunda in the temple is considered so sacred that it is completely hidden beneath a red cloth and is kept so always.
Later drive towards Baijnath, famous for its 13th-century temple dedicated to Shiva as Vaidyanath, ‘the Lord of physicians’. The Svayambhu form of Sivalinga is enshrined in the sanctum of the temple that has five projections on each side and is surmounted with a tall curvilinear Shikhara. The entrance to sanctum is through a vestibule that has a large square "Mandapa" in front with two massive balconies one each in north and south. There is a small porch in front of the mandapa hall that rests on four pillars in the front preceded by an idol of "Nandi", the bull, in a small pillared shrine. The whole temple is enclosed by a high wall with entrances in the south and north. On return journey we will visit Vindyavasini Temple at Palampur. Check in to your hotel at Palampur for night stay.
Day 4
Bagla Mukhi - Naina Devi - New Delhi
( Journey Hours: Approx. 5 Hours + 7 Hours)
After check out drive for 2 hours to reach Bagla Mukhi Temple. It is believed that worship of goddess Baglamukhi acts like a weapon to stop your enemy from doing harm against you. Goddess Baglamukhi also has the power of turning things into its opposite. She can turn silence into speech, ignorance into knowledge, defeat into a victory, ugliness into beauty and poverty into wealth. Later drive towards Naina Devi Temple.
Naina Devi temple is positioned on hilltop in Bilaspur District. You can reach the peak of hill by following the concrete stairs or using cable car facility. This cable car facility is highly famous among the pilgrims. Some come to pay obeisance to the residing Goddess while others come to soak in the colours and sounds which are part and parcel of this pilgrimage site. It lures pilgrims as it is one of the Shakti Peeths of India, one of the 51 in the country, where a body part of the Devi Sati, first wife of Lord Shiva, scattered and fell after being hit by Lord Vishnu’s Sudarshan Chakra. Later we will drive towards New Delhi from Naina Devi and reach New Delhi at around 9 PM.You can catch your flight or train accordingly.
