Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 15: All Parties Migrants’ Coordination Committee (APMCC) today announced its yatra calendar for the year 2014 in which the historic Kousar Naag (Kramsar-Vishnupaad) yatra is also being organized for the first time after decades.
Announcing the yatra calendar, the yatra coordinator of APMCC Amit Raina said that the Kousar Naag Yatra from Kashmir side has been added to the yatra calendar of APMCC which will be conducted for the first time from Kongwatan side after decades.
The yatra will be organized on Naag Panchami from July 30, 2014 to August 3, 2014 the details of which will be given later.
The yatra which is also going on from Jammu side for the last four years is also being organized from July 30 and the pilgrims from both sides will meet at Kousar Naag on Naag Panchami, Raina informed.
Raina also announced the dates for the other regular yatras of APMCC which include the 6th annual yatra for Historic Harmukh Ganga (Gangbal) Yatra 2014, which the APMCC started in 2009 after 100 years at the mountainous North East Harmukh Range, 14500 ft above sea level.
The yatra will be conducted by Harmukh Ganga (Gangbal) Trust (HGGT) sole trust for Gangbal yatra and APMCC jointly from August 31 to September 4, 2014 for which the registration will close on May 12 adding this year the yatra will have the registration fee of Rs100 only for smooth yatra, he added.
He said that yatris for Gangbal will have to reach Zeshtha Devi Temple for onward journey by the evening of August 31st positively.
Another annual yatra of Mata Katyayani Ji at Kakran village of Kulgam tehsil is also being organized in the month of July as the 3rd annual Mata Katyayani Mahayagya will start from July 3, 2014 to July 8, 2014 where a Mahayagya will be performed on Ashad Ashtami expecting hundreds of pilgrims.
Raina also disclosed that 2nd Annual Dyneshwar yatra to Dyneshwar Cave of lord Shiva in Kaloosa Bandipore situated at 5800 feet abve Sea Level is also being organized jointly by APMCC and Shardha Mata Trust (SMT) Bandipore from August 8, 2014 to August 10, 2014.
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