If you are dreaming of visiting the major Jyotirlingas and holy pilgrimage sites included in Chardham of the country, then this is a great opportunity for you. IRCTC has come up with a special Bharat Gaurav Dev Darshan Yatra, in which devotees will be given darshan of 3 major Dhams and 11 Jyotirlingas in a single journey. In this spiritual journey of about 18 days and 17 nights, travelers will be able to visit many famous religious places of the country. This special train of IRCTC will leave from 3rd September. During the yatra the devotees will cover a distance of approximately 10,000 kilometres. The special thing is that passengers will also get facilities like train, hotel, local transport and pure vegetarian food included in the package.
These 14 holy places will be visited
- Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, Varanasi
- Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar
- Jagannath Temple and Puri Beach
- Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga, Srisailam
- Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Jyotirlinga, Vibhishana Temple and Dhanushkodi
- Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
- Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga and Kailash Temple, Ellora
- Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga and Panchavati
- Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Dwarkadhish Temple and Bet Dwarka
- Somnath Jyotirlinga, Somnath Beach and Bhalka Tirtha
- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
- Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
total 150 seats
In this luxury deluxe AC train, arrangements have been made for only 150 devotees for privacy and comfort. The distribution of seats is as follows:
- Superior AC-1 (Coupe): 30 seats
- Superior AC-1 (Cabin): 28 seats
- Deluxe AC-2 Tier: 36 seats
- Comfort AC-3 Tier: 56 seats
Boarding and de-boarding stations: Apart from Delhi Safdarjung, passengers can board this train from Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur and Prayagraj stations. On return, one can get down at Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra and Mathura stations.
How much is the fare?
| category | class of travel | single sharing | double sharing | triple sharing | Children (5-11 years) |
| superior | AC First Class (AC I – Coupé and Cabin) | ₹2,21,955 | ₹1,98,010 | ₹1,94,590 | ₹1,82,425 |
| deluxe | AC II Tier | ₹2,05,940 | ₹1,81,995 | ₹1,78,575 | ₹1,66,410 |
| Comfort | AC III Tier | ₹1,73,910 | ₹1,49,965 | ₹1,46,545 | ₹1,34,380 |
What will you get for free in the package?
- The entire journey will be by deluxe AC tourist train.
- En route, there will be 06 nights stay in 3-star hotels (1 night each in Puri, Rameshwaram, Pune, Nashik, Dwarka and Ujjain), while wash and change facility will be available in Varanasi. The remaining 11 nights will be spent in the luxurious coach of the train.
- Morning tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be pure vegetarian food. For AC coach passengers, food will be served in the train’s restaurant itself.
- There will be facilities of AC vehicles, accident insurance for passengers and security guards to visit all the places.
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