From Bhairav Ghati, one starts on a downward path and after trekking for about 3 Kms one reaches the destination, the Holy Cave of Shri Vaishno Devi.Before entering the cave devotees have purificatory bath with the water coming out of the cave and trained into pipes, which open in bathing ghat nearby.

The mouth of the cave is so narrow that only one person can pass through it at a time and that also, by crouching and crawling.Knee-deep cool water gushes out of the cave. After wading through this water for about 100 feet, one has to go up three steps to reach a very small platform on which are the three small "Pindis" or rock protuberances. Consecrated as Maha Lakshmi, Maha Kali and Maha Sarswati or collectively known as Vaishno Devi, the Yog-Maya of Vishnu, the Mother of Mountains. By fathoming whose mystery even asuras become saints

Uttering doxologies and paeans at this sacred spot, making offerings and supplicating the goddess for peace and prosperity in life.Every evening and morning the entry of the pilgrims in the cave is closed for a few hours for "Arti" or performance of worship by the pujaris.