Machail Mata Yatra 2026 — Kishtwar Shakti Pilgrimage
The Machail Mata Yatra is an arduous and spiritually charged annual pilgrimage to the Machail Mata temple, located at 11,000 feet in the remote Paddar valley of Kishtwar district.
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प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। अहंकारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते।।3.27।।
Meaning
All actions are carried out by the modes of material nature. But the soul, deluded by false ego, thinks itself to be the doer.
चौपाईजे न मित्र दुख होहिं दुखारी। तिन्हहि बिलोकत पातक भारी।।
Meaning
Those who feel no sorrow at a friend's sorrow — even to behold them is a grave sin.
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