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Dehradun. If for some reason you are not able to see Baba Barfani in the Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir, then there is no need to be disappointed. One such holy place is also present in the quiet and divine litigants of Uttarakhand, which is called ‘Chhota Amarnath’. Here, Baba Bholenath is seated in the form of self -proclaimed and every year thousands of devotees see him and experience spiritual peace.
Actually, you can visit this Sawan of Mahadev’s temple located in Timsain cave. You will see Baba Barfani here. Arriving here in Sawan and offering prayers, the sufferings of life are removed.
People arrive from far and wide to visit Baba Barfani, who sit in a natural cave near the beautiful village Niti, located at the end of Dhauli Ganga Valley, about 70 km from Auli.
You can experience natural beauty in this beautiful place as well as spiritual beauty.
Devotees of Baba Bholenath also come from abroad to see Baba Barley in the Timsain cave of Neeti Valley, situated on the Indo-China border. Like Amarnath, Baba Barfani is seen in a naturally built cave in Chhoti Amarnath.
In winter, the shape of the Shivling starts forming in the Timsain cave, which tourists and devotees come from far and wide to see. About 3 kilometers are treated near Neeti village on Joshimath-Malari highway in Chamoli district and reach this cave. Here Baba Bholenath’s darshan is in the form of Shivling and in the holy month of Sawan, worship is considered to be special significance here.
After the rain during the monsoon season, the beauty of the policy valley increases even more. While the waterfalls and drains here turn into snow in winter, their flow in the rain increases, due to which coming here can be a little risky. Local people know this cave as ‘Babuch Udiyar’. After the Indo-China war of 1962, the movement of common people was banned due to security reasons in this border area. However, the administration allowed devotees to visit the devotees under the single window system, after which thousands of devotees arrive here every year to see Baba Barfani.
To reach here, you can first go by train or bus from Delhi to Haridwar or Rishikesh. After this you can reach Joshimath with the help of taxi or local transport. The distance from Joshimath to Neeti Valley is about 80 kilometers. To reach the Timsain cave near Neeti village, one has to track about 3 kilometers. The special thing is that the pure water dripping from the hill inside the cave is constantly constant anointing of Shivling, which makes this place even more sacred and amazing.
