vaishnodevi trip

A freind of mine wants to visit kashmir and vaishnodevi in july, can you please guide. Can one go in july to vaishnodevi, will there be people, what about the aarti arrangement.

Vaishno Devi is open all year round. You can visit anytime. BUt it's going to be real crowded this time of the year due to Amarnath yatra starting

I do not feel so. The crowd would be like a normal day as even if 5000 persons add in the list, it won't make much difference!

Aarti is to be booked online!

I don't know too much about what happens up in the Bhavan as it's been a really long time since I was there. I was taking about getting tickets to reach Jammu at this time

Hi Prakaant,

We r reaching Jammu at around 1:0am. by air, reach katra n start walking up, what about our luggage, can we take it up with us, or book a room at katra n leave it there, we r going to book a room with the shrine board at the Bhavan. Am all confused, please advice.

You would be reaching Jammu at 1 PM

There is no need of booking any room at Katra just to keep your luggage. You may leave your luggage at Cloakroom (all the luggage should be under lock & key) and collect it back on return. It works 24 hours x 7 days.

Sorry Prakaant 1:00PM. Where is this Cloakroom, does it belong to the shrine, what's the payment to be made, do we have to take our own lock n key, plz advice. Thanks.

You will find cloakroom just near the exit of Yatra Parchi issuing hall, behind Axis Bank ATM. Charges most probably is Rs 10 per piece. There is one free cloakroom at the basement of Shakti Bhawan also which keep luggage of yatris staying in Niharika and Shakti Bhawan only. This one is free of cost. All these cloakrooms are run by Shrine Board.

You will be required to carry your own lock and key. They do not keep unlocked luggage.

Thanks to both of you.

I'll follow this thread.

Prakaant, your reply to all my queries is always instant, good job. Thanks.