Pilgrimage tour includes a visit to the most frequented, popular and perhaps the most important Hindu place of worship, that is, Mata Vaishno Devi, which is located at a height of 5,300 feet above the sea level. The Vaishno Devi shrine is located inside a cave in the Trikuta Mountains in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pilgrimage destinations in Kashmir involves visits to other important places of worship. These are Amarnath, Charar-e-sharif, Hazratbal mosque, Khanqah-e-moulah, Kheer Bhawani, the Shankaracharya temple and the Gompas in Ladakh.
The Amarnath shrine is located inside a cave in the Himalayas. The mythological and historical importance of this sacred place according to mythology is the fact that lord Shiva recounted the secret of creation to the Goddess Parvati in this cave.
The Charar-e-sharif was a 600 year-old wooden shrine, which was destroyed as a consequence of an armed battle between the Indian Army and the Pakistani Army.
The Shankaracharya temple is situated at a great height atop a hill in the southeast of Srinagar. The Kheer Bhawani pilgrimage is located in the village of Tulla Mulla near Srinagar. The Gompas in Ladakh and Zanskar are of special importance as these give the tourist an insight into the Buddhist culture, beliefs and tradition.