The Spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love

“Incredible Yatra”

Twelve Jyotirlinga and Char Dham

• Is a devotional object representing the god Shiva. Jyoti means 'radiance' and lingam the 'mark or sign' of Shiva

• Jyotir Lingam thus means the The Radiant sign of The Almighty. There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India.

• It is believed that Lord Shiva first manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of the Aridra Nakshatra

Historical view

• Arti at Dwarkadhish Temple• Early morning visit to Somnath temple• Attend Abkishekam ceremony at Nageshwar Jyotirlinga• Evening Arti and darshan at Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga• Participate in the pooja ceremony at Bhimashankar• Kankad Arti at the Sai Baba temple, Shirdi• Darshan at Grishneshwar Mahadev Jyotirlinga and Omkareshwar

Jyotirlinga• Abhishekam at Mamleshwar Jyotirlingam• Visit to popular Ujjain temples-Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga and Bhairav

Nath Temple• Early morning visit to Maheshwar Temple

Trip Highlights

• Visit to Rudraprayag- the Confluence of Mandakini River and Alaknanda River

• Attend Pooja ceremony at Kedarnath Jyotirlinga• Evening Ganga Arti at Haridwar and Varanasi- a memorable

experience• Darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath temple• Pooja at the Baijnath temple• Darshan of Mallikarjun Jyotirlinga• Visit to the architectural gem of Madurai- Meenakshi Amman

Temple• Mani Darshan and Kund Snan at Rameshwar temple

• Ahmedbad - Jamnagar - Dwarka - Somnath - Mumbai - Trimbakeshwar -Nasik - Bhimashankar -Shirdi - Aurangabad - konark - Omkareshwar - Ujjain - Delhi - Rudraprayag - Kedarnath - Rishikesh -Haridwar - Varanasi - Jasidih - Baidnath - Kolkata - Konark - Puri - Hyderabad - Mallikarjun – tirupati - Madurai - Rameswaram.

Destination Covered

• Arrive Mumbai• Arrive Mumbai by air or rail till 3pm – Meet our representative and Transfer to

Hotel transit. Evening visit Sri Siddhivinayak Temple 5pm to 7pm. Overnight stay at Mumbai hotel transit.

• A small workshop on Dose and Don’ts of trip in hotel after diner. • Diner in hotel at 8:30 pm.• Mode of transportation is Volvo bus.

Day-1

• Mumbai -212km - Bhimshankara - 203km – Nasik

• After early breakfast checkout and drive to Nashik via Bhimshankara at 7 am. (1st Jyotirlinga) from amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri hills. We reach bhimashankar at 12pm, After darshan we leave for Nasik at 4 pm. Arrive Nashik at 8pm and check-in at hotel. Overnight stay at Nashik at vinamra residency.

• Mode of transportation volvo bus• lunch in restaurant at 2pm (Bhimashankar)• Diner in hotel (Nashik) at 9pm

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Nashik (29km) Triambakeshwar (211km) Aurangabad

• Morning after breakfast we drive from Nasik to Triambakeshwar at 8am. (2nd Jyotirlinga) from amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. Visit Temple till 12pm and after Darshan. Drive to Aurangabad at 4pm. Arrive and check in at hotel at 7pm. Overnight stay at Aurangabad at kasa palace.

• Lunch in hotel at 1pm(trimbhkeshwar)• Diner in hotel at 8pm(Aurangabad)• Mode of transportation is volvo bus.

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• Aurangabad (30km) Grishneshwar (77km) Shirdi

• After breakfast in the morning we drive to Grishneshwar at 8am (3rd Jyotirlinga) from amongst the 12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. After darshan we continue drive to Shirdi at 1pm. Arrive and Checkin at Hotel till 3pm. Evening visit Sri Sai Baba Temple. Overnight stay at Shirdi hotel baba dham.

• Mode of transportation is Volvo bus.• Lunch in hotel at 12pm(grishneshwar)• Diner in hotel after darshan.

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• Shirdi (186km) Pune(888km) O/N Train to Ujjain

• Morning after breakfast transfer to Pune at 7am, Train station to board train to Ujjain. Enroute visit Shani Signapur. Train leaves at 4pm and takes 16 Hrs to Reach Ujjain. Overnight stay in Train.

• Mode of transportation is volvo bus and train.• Lunch in hotel at 2pm(pune)• Diner in train at 8pm(Indore pune ex.)

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• Arrive Ujjjain (139km) Omkareshwar - Ujjain

• Arrive Ujjain railway station at 8 AM, meet our representative and transfer to Hotel. Rest for few hours. After breakfast drive to Omkareshwar at 10am.(4th Jyotirlinga) from amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva located on an Island formed by Narmada River. Arrive and Have Darshan of Sri Omkareshwar Temple. You can also visit Panchmukhi Ganesh temple, Mamleshwar Temple, Vrahadeshwar Temple. Late afternoon drive back to Ujjain and reach at7pm. Overnight stay at Ujjain hotel chandralok.

• Mode of transportation is Volvo bus.• Lunch in hotel at 2pm(Omkareshwar)• Diner in hotel at 8 pm(Ujjain)

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Omkareshwar

• Ujjain Mahakaleshwar (894km) Somnath

• Morning after breakfast Visit Shri Mahakaleshwara (5th Jyotirlinga) amongst t he 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. After darshan visit we will transfer you to Ujjain Train station to Board train to Somnath. Train leaves at 10:55 PM and takes 18 Hrs to Reach Somnath. Overnight stay in Train.

• Mode of transportation is train• Lunch in hotel at 12 pm(Ujjain)• Diner in hotel at 8pm(Ujjain)

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• Arrive Somnath

• Arrive Somnath station at 4pm, meet our driver and checkin at hotel. In the evening attend Aarti at 7pm and watch light and Sound show after diner. Overnight stay at the hotel meera palace.

• Mode of transportation is traveler bus.• Lunch in train at 1pm• Diner in hotel at 8pm

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• Somnath (230km) Dwarka

• Morning after breakfast visit Bhalka Tirth, Triveni Ghat & Somnath (6th Jyotirlinga) amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva at Somnath Patan. Afternoon 1pm proceed to the sacred town of Dwarka. Arrive and checkin at hotel . Overnight stay at the hotel sangam park.

• Mode of transportation Volvo bus.• Lunch in hotel at 12pm (somnath)• Diner in hotel at 8pm (Dwarka)

Day-9

• Dwarka

• Moring visit Dwarkadeesh Temple. Take a holy dip in Gomti river, later visit Nageshwar (7th Jyotirlinga) Gopi Talav, Bet Dwarka Rukmani Temple. Evening attend aarti at Dwarkadish temple. Overnight stay at Dwarka.

• Mode of transportation is Bus• Lunch in hotel at 1pm• Diner in hotel at 9pm

Day-10

• Dwarka (131km)Jamnagar

• Morning after breakfast proceed to Jamnagar at 8am. On arrival checkin at hotel at 11am. Afternoon visit Lakhota Lake & Lakhota Museum and swaminarayan mandir. Evening visit Bala Hanuman Temple known for its nonstop Ramdhun since 1956 and it mentioned in Guinness Book of World Records. Evening is free for Shopping. Overnight stay at the hotel ranjan avenue.

• Mode of transportation is Volvo bus.• Lunch in hotel at 12am.• Diner in hotel at 8pm.

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• Jamnagar (271km) Ahmadabad (926km) Delhi (By Air)

• Morning after breakfast drive to Ahmadabad. Arrive Ahmadabad and transfer to Airport to board flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and Transfer to Hotel mayur. Overnight stay at Delhi.

• Mode of transportation by road air[(vistara airline A320(4679)]• Lunch in restaurant at 2pm (Ahemdabad) • Diner in hotel at 8pm (Delhi)

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• Delhi• Morning after breakfast visit Akshardham temple ,Iscon temple and lotus

temple after that free for shooping in Chandni chouk . Overnight stay in hotel Mayur.

• Mode of transportation is traveler bus.• Lunch in restaurant at 2 pm.• Dinner in hotel at 8:30 pm.

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• Delhi (209km) Haridwar

• Arrive Haridwar at 12pm . Meet our driver transfer to hotel. Spend few hrs at hotel to relax. After breakfast visit Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Chandi Devi Temple. Also visit Daksh Temple and attend evening Aarti at Har Ki Pauri. Overnight stay at Hotel Ganga sagar.

• Mode of transportation Is Volvo bus.• Lunch in hotel at 1pm.• Diner in hotel at 9pm.

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• Haridwar (206km) Guptakashi

• After breakfast at hotel checkout and drive to Guptkashi. Upon arrival check in at a hotel. After some rest visit Ardh Nareshwar Mahadev Temple. Evening free to relax. Overnight in the hotel Bhagirathi.

• Mode of transportation is Volvo Bus.• Lunch in restaurant at 2pm (Guptakashi)• Diner in hotel at 8pm (Guptakashi)

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• Guptakashi (29km)Gaurikund(sonpryag)(10km) Kedarnath• After early breakfast drive to Gaurikund from where you have to trek or Hire a

pony to cover 10 Kms journey to Kedarnath. Late evening arrive and check-in at guest house. Overnight stay at Kedarnath.

• Mode of transportation can be pony and treking.• We will carry Lunch with us and have while journey.• Diner in guest house at 8 pm (kedarnath)

Day-16

• Kedarnath (10km) Gaurikund Rishikesh• Early morning visit Shri kedarnath (12th Jyotirlinga). After darshan return back to

Gaurikund and drive back to Rishikesh. Arrive Rishikesh and Checkin at Hotel Vashundra palace. Overnight stay at Rishikesh.

• Mode of transportation is Bus.• Lunch in restaurant at 2pm(Gaurikund)• Diner in hotel at 9pm (Rishikesh)

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• Rishikesh (806km) varanasi• Morning after breakfast visit to Rishikesh sight seen and walk in market. After that

transfer to rishikesh train station to board train to Varanasi. Train leaves at 7:25pm and takes 20 Hrs to reach Varanasi. Overnight in the train.

• Mode of transportation is train (Dehradoon varansi ex. Train no.14266)• Lunch in restaurant at 2pm(Rishikesh)• Diner in train at 9pm.

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• Varanasi• Early morning(6AM) take a boat ride at Holy Ganges and visit Sri Kashi

Vishwanath (11th Jyotirlinga). After Darshan visit Annapurna Temple. Return back to hotel for breakfast. Afternoon visit Sankat Mochan temple, Bharat Mata Mandir, New Vishwanath Mandir. Later in the evening attend Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat. Overnight stay at Varanasi in hotel lara india.

• Mode of tranportation is bus.• Lunch in hotel at 1pm.• Diner in hotel at 8 pm.

Day-19

• Varanasi (457km)Jasidih (9km) Deoghar

• Morning after breakfast transfer to Varanasi station to board train to Jasidih. Train leaves Jasidih at 12:14 PM and takes 8 Hrs to reach Jasidih. Arrive Jasidih at 8:30 PM, meet our driver and Transfer to Hotel Madhave palace. Overnight stay at jasidih .

• Mode of transportation is train(no.13132,Anand vihar ex.)• Lunch in train at 1PM• Diner in hotel at 9:30PM

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• Jasidih (9km) Deoghar ( 276km) Kolkata • Early morning transfer to Deoghar then visit Shri Baijnath Dham (10th

Jyotirlinga). after lunch move to kolkata by bus. Chack in hotel Astor in kolkata at 6pm. After some rest move to ganga arti at ganag sagar. Over night stay in kolkata.

• Mode of transport is Volvo bus.• Lunch in restaurant at 12PM(Deoghar)• Diner in hotel at 8PM (kolkata)

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• Kolkata(442km) Puri• Morning after breakfast visit ganga sagar ghat , kalka Badi, swami nrayana

mandir . After transfer to Howrah railway station and bored Howrah – Puri Exp.. At 9:42pm. Overnight stay in train.

• Mode of transportation is Train howrah-puri Ex..(12838)• Lunch in Restaurant at 1 PM• Dener in Hotel at 8 Pm

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Puri (35km) Konark• Arrival puri at 6AM Morning and check in hotel Lili after breakfast move to

Konark. After lunch came back Puri at 5PM then attend Arti of lord Jagarnnath. Over night stay in Puri.

• Mode of transportation is Bus• Lunch in Restaurant at 12PM(Konark)• Diner in Hotel (Puri)

Day-23

• Bhubneshwar (1133km) Hyderabad

• After breakfast proceed to Bhubneshwar railway station. Bored train to Hydrabad. Overnight stay in Train.

• Mode of transportation is Train, Vishakha ex.Dep at8:30PM No.(17015)• Breakfast in Hotel LiLi• Lunch in train at 1PM• Diner in train at 8PM

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Hyderabad (213km) Srisailam• Arrive hydrabad at 7:30 Morning after breakfast drive to Srisailam. Arrive Srisailam

at 2PM by bus and chek in Hotel grand Akka. After some rest visit lord Malikaarjuna Temple and attend Arti. Overnight stay at Hotel grand Akka.

• Mode of transportaion is Bus.• Breakfast in restaurant at 8AM(Hydrabad)• Lunch in hotel at 3PM (Srisailam)• Diner in hotel at 8PM

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• Srisailam (370km )Tirupati• After breakfast move to Tirupati by bus. Arrive Tirupati at 3PM and check in hotel

PLR grand. After some time rest visit Tirupati temple at Tirumala hills .• Mode of transportation is Bus• Lunch in restaurant at 1PM• Diner in hotel at 8PM

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Tirupati (163km) Chainai (493km) Madurai• After early morning breakfast check out hotel and move to Chainai central

Railway station. Arraive Chainai and board train to Madurai. Arraive Madurai and check in hotel Madurai Residency, overnight stay in Madurai.

• Mode of transportation is Train [Vaigai SF Ex.dep at 1:20Pm and Arrive at 9:30PM, Train no (12635)]• lunch in restaurant at 12PM(Chainai)• Diner in hotel at 10PM (Madurai)

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Madurai (176km) Rameshwaram• early mornig visit Minashi temple and after break fast move to Rameshwaram by

bus. Arrive Rameshwaram and transfer to hotel Sunrise view. Rameshwaram (8th Jyotirlinga) is one of the most venerated places for the followers of the Hindu faith. According to Hindu mythology Lord Rama built a bridge from here to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from Ravana. Arrive and visit The Ramanathaswamy Temple, Gandhamathana Parvatham and Dhanushkodi. Overnight stay at hotel.

• Mode of transportation is bus• Lunch in restaurant at 2PM (Rameshwaram)• Diner in hotel at 9PM

Day-28

• Rameshwaram (1426km) Mumbai• Early morning visit temple for Nagmani darshan, and came back hotel after break

fast move to Madurai by bus. Board to jet Airways flight at 11:30 Pm, arrive mumbai at 3:30 Pm and transfer to hotel. In evening arrange a Tour closing party and give a memento t each and every tourist.• Mode of transportation is Air and Bus.• Lunch in flight • Diner in hotel.

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THANKS AND HAPPY JOURNEY

BY RAJAT JAISWALINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENTGWALIORE, INDIA.