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The devotees who are not or could not go to offer prayers at Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath Ji, They can do Budha Amarnath Yatra and offer their obeisance. Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra has the same recognition as Amarnath Yatra.
LG Manoj Sinha flags off Budha Amarnath Yatra
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today on Monday flagged off the first batch of devotees for the annual Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp.
On this occasion LG Sinha wished all the Pilgrims a safe Yatra. He said, "The sacred journey to the abode of Mahadev is an enlightening experience. I truly believe this pilgrimage is a form of divine alchemy that unveils the secrets of life before the devotees."
While taking to media LG Sinha said, “In the first batch, more than 1000 pilgrims from across the country set off for the holy yatra of Shri Budha Amarnath Ji."
He said that about 3.80 lakh devotees have paid obeisance at Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath ji.
LG Sinha said, "I hope that pilgrims from across the country will also arrive to pay their obeisance at Shri Budha Amarnath and pray to Bholenath for the peace and progress of J&K and the nation."
The devotees who are not or could not go to offer prayers at Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath Ji, They can do Budha Amarnath Yatra and offer their obeisance. Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra has the same recognition as Amarnath Yatra.
Most of the time the elderly and the sick who cannot do the Amarnath Yatra, they go to Budha Amarnath place in Poonch district of Jammu division to pay their respects. Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra can be done at any time in the month of Shravan. Baba Budha Amarnath place has the same spiritual importance as Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir.
The holy temple of Budha Amarnath is in village Rajpura on the banks of Pulasti river in Loran valley. This place is about 200 km from Jammu.
Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Temple
It is believed that Pulastya Rishi who used to go to Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir every year. Once he could not go there and was very sad. Then Baba Amarnath (Lord Shiva) appeared in Rajpura on the banks of Pulasti river.
There is another associated story of Queen Chandrika of Loran Valley. Once due to some reasons the Queen could not go to Baba Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir and became puzzled. Then an old sadhu appeared and told the Queen that he would fulfill her wish. He asked the Queen to worship at the designated place. Queen Chandrika soon was engrossed in worship at that place.
After some time when the Queen opened her eyes she found that the old sadhu baba had disappeared into the earth. The queen then was convinced that it was none other than Baba Amarnath Ji himself in the guise of an Old Baba. That place was named Baba Budha Amarnath.
Later, when the said place was excavated, a white rock appeared. Therefore, he came to be known as Chattani Wale Baba. Now there is also a temple here where there is a Shivalinga made of white marble rock which shines like snow.
