The purpose of these web pages is to
take you on a yatra (pilgrimage) to have holy darshan (vision) of different
manifestations of Devi Mata (the Divine Mother). The temples you will
be visiting are in Northwestern India. Some are in Jammu and others are
in Himachal Pradesh.
Most of these temples came about through the direct request of the Devi
(Goddess). The murti (form) worshipped in most of these temples is
that of a pindi. A pindi is a natural stone without any special
form. Devi Ma has revealed the location of the pindi and asked her
devotees to worship the pindi as herself.
I have been to these temples and welcome input from visitors to this site.
For more information on these temples and on Devi Mata there are a number of
books and films. "Victory To The Mother" by Kathleen M. Erndl is highly
recommended. She lived in Punjab, learned the local language and studied how
Shiranvali Ma (Mother with the tiger) is worshipped in Northwestern India.
A recent film called "Jai Ma Vaishno Devi" is a modern Bollywood version about
Vaisho Devi.
Jai Mata Di
Enjoy your yatra.
