The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has organized a pilgrimage (Jyotirlingas darshan) of 14 days via train to explore the revered destinations of Lord Shiva in different states of India. It is believed that Lord Shiva resides there in form of stalagmite Lingam which is called Shivling.
The train will cover the following jyotirlinga’s destinations (Tour Itinerary): Chennai – Mahakaleshwar – Omkareshwar – Somnath – Bhim Shankar – Triambakeshwar – Grushneshwar – Ayuundh Nagnath – Parli Vaijinath – Srisailam.
The tour/pilgrimage will start from March 16 and end March 29. "This tour has been specially organized for the senior citizens to do the darshan of the Nava Jyotirlingas of four different states which are not accessible by regular modes of transport," said a press release.
The silent features of the train are mentioned below:-
- 3 tier AC coaches
- Coaches with Sleeper class
- Separate pantry car
- Escort to safeguard luggage
- Public Announcement system
The 'Jyothirlingas Train Tour' along with accommodation of hotel, buses services to stroll/transfers and sightseeing, vegetarian catering on both onboard & off-board and security & escorts services.
The tour has categorized in following categories which are: deluxe, standard, comfort and budget and the starting price of package is Rs 17,300 per person.
The schedule of Nava Jyotirlingas Darshan via Train is given below:-
Date
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Station
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Visit
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Arrival
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Departure
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16.03.14
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Madurai
|
-
|
-
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Mid Night
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Erode
|
-
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Morning
|
Morning
| |
Chennai Central
|
-
|
Afternoon
|
Afternoon
| |
17.03.14
|
Vijayawada
|
-
|
Mid Night
|
Mid Night
|
18.03.14
|
Arrival Ujjain at
|
-
|
Morning
|
-
|
Tourists to alight. Transfer to Accommodation Center. Fresh up. Darshan of Mahakaleshwar (Jyothirlinga)
| 
Mahakaleshwar
|
Night Stay
| ||
19.03.14
|
Departure from Ujjain Jn.
|
-
|
-
| |
Proceed to Omkareshwar Darshan of Omkareshwar (Jyothirlinga) Departure from Omkareshwar
| 
Omkareshwar
|
-
|
-
| |
Board train from Ujjain at
|
-
|
Night (Train Journey)
| ||
20.03.14
|
Arrival Somnath at
|
Night
|
Night Stay
| |
21.03.14
|
Darshan of Somanatha Swamy (Jyothirlinga)
| 
Somnath
|
-
|
-
|
Board train from Somnath at
|
Morning(Train Journey)
| |||
22.03.14
|
Arrival at Pune
|
Morning
|
-
| |
Fresh-up in train. Proceed to Bhimshankar Dharshan (Jyothirlinga)Back to Pune
| 
Bhimashankar
|
-
|
-
| |
Board the train from PUNE
|
-
|
Night(Train Journey)
| ||
23.03.14
|
Arrival Nasik Road at
|
Morning
|
-
| |
Tourists to alight. Transfer to Accommodation Center. Fresh up. Proceed to Triambakeshwar Somvar Darshan of Triambakeshwarar (Jyothirlinga)
| 
Triambakeshwarar
|
-
|
-
| |
Back to Nasik
|
-
|
Night Stay
| ||
24.03.14
|
Board train from Nasik Road at
|
-
|
Morning
| |
Arrival Aurangabad at
|
Morning
|
-
| ||
Proceed to Grushneshwar (Jyothirlinga) After Darshan back to Aurangabad
| 
Grushneshwar
|
-
|
-
| |
Board train from Aurangabad at
|
-
|
Evening
| ||
Arrival Nanded at
|
Night
|
Night Stay
| ||
25.03.14
|
Proceed to Ayundh Nagnath Darshan After Darshan proceed back to Nanded
| 
Ayundh Nagnath
|
-
|
Morning (Night Stay)
|
26.03.14
|
Departure from H Sahib Nanded after fresh up
|
-
|
Early Morning
| |
Board train from Nanded at
|
-
|
Early Morning
| ||
Arrival Parli at
|
Morning
|
-
| ||
Darshan of Parli Vaijinath(Jyothirlinga)
| 
Parli Vaijinath
|
Morning
|
-
| |
Departure from Parli Vaijinath
|
-
|
After noon
| ||
Arrival Hyderabad Proceed to Srisailam
|
Night
|
Night Journey by bus
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27.03.14
|
Arrival Srisailam
Darshan of Mallikarjuna Swamy (Jyothirlinga) & back to Hyderabad Departure from Hyderabad | 
Mallikarjuna Swamy
|
Morning
|
Late Night
|
28.03.14
|
Arrival at Chennai Central
|
-
|
Afternoon
|
Afternoon
|
Erode
|
-
|
Mid Night
|
Mid Night
| |
29.03.14
|
Arrival at Madurai
|
-
|
Early Morning
|
Tours Ends
|
Boarding Point: Madurai, Erode, Chennai Central and Vijayawada
De-boarding Points: Hyderabad , Chennai Central, Erode and Madurai | ||||
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