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| KPs to visit "vitasta Verinag "for pilgrimage in Sept | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sept 05 For the first time after migration the Vitasta Devsathan Prabandak Committee (VDPC) Verinag Kashmir has decided to celebrate the birthday of Vitasta at its original place Veth-Vitru on Veth Truwah falling on September 25.
According Vitasta Devsathan Prabandak, Vitasta is the holy source of the river of Kashmir Vitasta, which is also called as Jhelum.
"The Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir believe the holy twin springs at Vitasta to be the virgin roopa (kumari roopa) of Mata Parvati and the Hindus also believe that the Parvati after her marriage to lord Shiva came in the form of a water sprout at Verinag which is at one kilometer distance from the Veth-Vitru springs", Adv. B.N.Pandita told News Agency of Kashmir.
"There is a considerable response to the program and as such the yatris are requested to register themselves at VDPC office, Kailashpati mandir Durganagar-1, Jammu to make suitable arrangements for the Yatra. The Yatra will proceed from Muthi Camp on 23rd Sept at about 7am." Gen. Secretary R. K. Bhat told earlytimes.
"It will be the really a new world for me when I will visit my village Chinigund-Verinag after about eighteen years where I was born" said Rockey Pandita a resident of Chinigund now in Delhi
"The people of Dooru-Verinag area are eagerly waiting to see their Pandit brothern after one and a half decade", added Rockey Pandita
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