Shrikhand Mahadev trek

Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash is a holy pilgrimage. This place is related to the Hindu god Shiva and is counted as one of the five Kailas. The pilgrims walk 5140 meters from the sea level while walking on the most inaccessible way. (17322 ft), reach this fragmented Shivling. Located on the right side of this mountain is ‘Kinnar Kailash’ and on the left side it is connected to ‘Great Himalayan National Park’.

Mythological significance:

The mythology of Shrikhand Mahadev is that the demon Bhasmasura had asked for a boon from Lord Shiva in return for his penance that he will be consumed by anyone who puts his hands on it. Due to the demon tendency she decided to marry Mata Parvati. Therefore, Bhasmasur planned to devour Lord Shiva with his hands. Lord Shiva reached Shrikhand and entered the Devadhanka cave located in Nirmand and shrunk as Shrikhand Shila. Lord Vishnu, on the other hand, took the form of Mother Parvati to destroy Bhasmasura’s intention and consequently persuaded Bhasmasura to dance with him. During the dance, Bhasmasura placed his hands on his own head and was consumed.

This place can still be a red colored earth in Bhima Duari. Even after Bhasmasura was over, when Lord Shiva did not come out of the rock form of Shrikhand, then Ganesh, Karthikeyan and Maa Parvati did severe penance at this place, then Mahadev Shrikhand came out by fragmenting the rock like Shivling.

Shrikhand Mahadev is 72 feet high fragmented Shivling. Each year the yatra officially opens in Sawan month for only 2 weeks. Since 2014, this journey has gone into the hands of the administration, under which travel registration of all the passengers is done in Sinhgad. The online process for registration has not started yet.
Mainly 2 routes have been used to reach Shrikhand Mahadev, but some strollers will also be aware of the third way.

Route:

Nirmand – Bagipul – Jaon – would you believe that this is the easiest way to reach Shrikhand Mahadev. All the people who have seen the philosophy of Shrikhand through this path know how easy this path is, but if you compare it with other paths, then this is the way which you will feel comfortable.
The journey started from Jaon village to Srikhand Mahadev, a one-way distance of about 25.5 km. 1949 m from the sea level Located at and height of Srikhand Mahadev is 5140 m. There is offline registration of every passenger in Sinhagad when traveling through this route.

In the officially started journey, travelers receive a variety of assistance such as medical assistance, search and rescue, local police, langar and free lodging and lodging at many places. Due to the low width of the footpath and continuous steep climb, there is no facility of mules and horses on this route yet. The increasing number of devotees from the last few years has given the local boys an opportunity to earn extra by becoming porter and guide.

How to reach Jaon Village:

Road distance from Delhi to Shimla is 350 km. and 125 km from Shimla to Dattanagar. Passengers can reach Dattanagar after a journey of about 12 hours from Delhi by Volvo or Ordinary Bus. From Dattanagar, every hour the government bus goes to Bagipul whose fare is Rs 50-60 per person. lives . Distance from Dattanagar to Bagipul is about 41 km and the distance of the village from Bagipul is only 7 km, all types of bus service are limited to Bagipul only. To go beyond Bagipul, you have to book a taxi.
While visiting Srikhand one can visit the natural Shiva cave, seven temples in Nirmand, nine goddesses including Mata Parvati, Parashurama temple, Dakshineshwar Mahadev, Hanuman temple arsu, etc.

Where to stay during journey:

Free accommodation and lodging facilities are available for passengers at many places from the local and local places to Parvati Bagh. The arrangement of the langar has been ensured in Nirmand, Jaano, Sinhagad, Thachadu, and Bhim Duari. There is also a free stay for passengers at Nirmand, Jauns and Sinhagad. Due to the limited tents at Thachdu and Bhima Duari provide anchored accommodation on a first come first serve basis. The last reading of this journey is Parvati Bagh which has been kept for emergency from 2017. Here only the elderly and those travelers who take refuge in Shrikhand Mahadev are late. Here private tent and food is available at least 1000 rupees.

Availability of mobile network during trek:

On this inaccessible route, network is available in almost all the places except Kali valley. The network of BSNL, Airtel, and Idea is available in this area. If the phone has a battery, it is possible to talk to your family with Jaon, Sinhagad, Khumba Duar, Thati Beel, Thachdu, Kali Top.
There is no network after the Kali valley but interestingly, the network is available on the Bhim Look. This year, some travelers gave news of safe darshan to their families in front of Shrikhand. Electricity is nowhere ahead of Sinhgad. In some place’s electricity is available through generators such as Thachdu, Bhima Duari, and Parvati Bagh. Keep in mind that the mobile network depends on bad weather and in case of no camera, keep a power bank with the mobile.