Just 1600, and a solo three days trip of Amritsar and Vaishno Devi.

It was 16 April 2019, I boarded in sleeper class of Hawda Amritsar express from my hometown Lucknow in the evening. I slept well and as the train reached Amritsar in the morning I was full of energy to explore this city of rich culture, sanity and valour.
DAY 1
I stayed in the rest house of my department which costs me nothing.You can stay in Gurudwaras which provide free shelter and food. So you don't need to spend on food and accommodation in Amritsar unless you want to taste local food and want privacy of hotel. For that you can also opt for hotels which are quite affordable.
      After having lunch in my rest house I went to railway station which was at a 5 minute walk from my resthouse. Free pick and drop bus service runs between railway station and  the Golden temple. You can also take rickshaw which will cost 20-30 bucks per person.
      In my view Golden temple is the main centre in Amritsar because Jallianwala bagh is few metres away from it and you can also get taxi(charges 100 bucks ) or share cabs(charges 200 bucks) to Atari border from here.
      It takes not more than 3 hours to have a tour of Jalliawalah Bagh , Golden temple and other nearby attractions  while the show at Atari border starts from around 5 pm for about 2 hours . So plan your itinerary according to the  time you have.
        As I started my city tour in noon ,  I decided to first go to Atari border to reach before time and grab the front row (unfortunately couldn't). So try to reach about 3 pm(it takes 40 min to 1 hour by cab/taxi from GT) to get the seats in front row. But don't worry even if you  reach  by 5 because once you enter the arena, the blood of patriotism starts flooding in your veins. What you see around is the enthusiasm of people, what you feel is the proud of being a part of this great nation. Seeing the Pakistan border and its people just few metres away is also a different experience. All these feelings at the same time make you a part of  cheering voices and you get lost in it. The energy of the BSF jawans during powerful performance makes them the ultimate heroes at the end of the show.
         I returned by 8:30pm  to my rest house after having delicious Amritsari Chola kulcha and Lassi in dinner.  As weather got bad, I decided to visit rest of the places next day.

        Excitement didn't let me sleep the whole night and it can be seen on my face 😜. Finally I got up at 5 and by 5:30 I was again at the station and took the same bus service . At first I visited Jalliawalah bagh ...  A single narrow path  both to enter and exit, amar jyoti, bullet hit walls and Martys' well ,all this takes you to the flashback as it is happening in front of you and you want this casualty to stop somehow :(

       In the morning we headed to our ways. I took my yatra parchi though cafe to avoid line in yatri parchi counter which is near the bus stop. Your hotel staff will surely help you get yatra parchi, its not a big deal.
   If you are in a large group like of 10 or 15 people,and you don't want to book rooms.  I suggest you to take single room for getting fresh before your yatra.  Hotel will charge nominal rates for this. Like 300 for 10 people.  You can submit your luggage in hotel's clock room for free, and take it back on returning from yatra. This facility was available in our hotel but not sure if others provide it too.
      Now there are two ways to reach Maa Vaishno devi Shrine,  the old path and the new one. Old one is short but more exhaustive than the new one. Water , food(at very low price in shrine board food stalls) are provided by the shrine board and private stalls throughout the journey... It will take about 4 to 5 hours to reach Maa Vaishno darbar.  I was fortunate that the weather was in good mood that day , it was foggy and was drizzling  a bit which made my day. You get the mesmerizing view on reaching darbar.  After getting blessings from Maa Vaishno, I visited Bhairo Baba. Ropeway service is now available between Maa Vaishno Darbar and Bhairo baba which costs 100 bucks in total for both sides. It took 2 hours to be back on ground.  Finally, it was time to end my trip. Hope to visit both places again someday.