Activities & Facilities
Accommodation for yatries coming to Kashmir for yatra purposes is available within the shrine complex, ideally located in a serene and calm atmosphere with lush green surroundings of Pine and Chinar trees, suitable for meditation.
Facilities
Family accommodation
Independent Yatri Niwas accommodation for a family of four yatries, with attached kitchen and washroom. Yatri Niwas are fully furnished with cupboard, almirah, bedding, hot water and kitchen utensils with gas.
Dormitory accommodation
Large dormitory accommodation for yatras such as Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra, Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, Gangabal Yatra, Mata Badrakali Yatra and others. At least 400 yatries can be accommodated at a time.
Meditation huts
Prefabricated meditation huts with attached kitchen and washroom for saints and saintly yatries.
Religious ceremonies
A large Hawan Shala with Langar/Store Room is available for religious ceremonies like Hawans, Yagnopavit, Mundan, Zarkasai, Kahnether, etc. Adequate infrastructure such as utensils and cooking ranges is available throughout the year.
Logistics
- In-house provision store for day-to-day needs and essentials
- Pooja Samagri counter, 24×7
- Community LED TV for news and bhajans
- Surveillance under CCTV
- Phone facility / Wi-Fi network on demand
Activities
- On the birthday of Mata Zeashta, which falls on Zyesht Krishnapaksh Panchami every year, the annual Mahayagya is solemnised with great devotion and reverence. Free boarding and lodging is provided to all yatries for three days.
- Seven Thursdays in the months of Zyesht and Ashad are celebrated every year as Zeth-Brasvar, when the Prabandhak Committee serves Tahar (yellow rice), Kehwa and Kulchas to all yatries and devotees.
- Sri Shankara Jayanti Puja is performed every year on Baisakh Shukla Panchami in the temple premises. Hundreds of yatries, saints, learned scholars and Vedic pundits of Kanchi Math perform puja archana for seven to eight days, culminating in the Mahabhishekam of Lord Shiva. The event is held in collaboration with His Holiness the Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Tamil Nadu.
- On Zesht Ashtami every year the Committee serves Kehwa, Kheer and Shakar-Paar to all yatries attending the Zesht Ashtami Yatra at Mata Kheer Bhawani Asthapan, Tulamulla. On Zesht Navmi, breakfast is arranged at Zeashta Devi Temple for all yatries returning from Srinagar to Jammu.
- Chaitra Navdurga and Ashad Navdurga poojas are celebrated every year in the shrine complex, attended by thousands of devotees from all over India and abroad.
- All other religious events such as Maha Shivratri, Deepavali, Pann-Pooza, Dussehra and Vinayak Chaturthi are celebrated every year in the temple complex.
- In keeping with its social obligation, the Committee extends financial help every year to deserving cases, needy persons, the destitute and patients suffering from life-threatening diseases.
- A community magazine, “Zeashta Sandesh”, is published every six months, featuring poems, bhajans, articles and write-ups on our culture, religion, practices and paramparas by renowned writers of the community.
- Besides the above, the temple is thronged by devotees from within and outside the country throughout the year.
Future plans
To construct a professional college.