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<p> </p> <p>Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Mandhata, nearby Khandwa city in Khandwa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is on an island called Mandhata, near Khandwa city in the Narmada river at Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, India; the shape of the island is said to be like the Devanagari ॐ symbol.</p> <p>There are two main temples of Lord Shiva here, one to Omkareshwar (whose name means "Lord of Omkara or the Lord of the Om sound") located in the island and one to Mamleshwar (Amaleshwar) (whose name means "Immortal Lord" or "lord of the Immortals or Devas") located on the south bank of Narmada River on the mainland.</p>
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<p> </p> <p>As per <strong>Shiv Mahapuran</strong>, once Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of Protection and Care) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions.</p> <p>Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as the second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped until the end of eternity. The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyothirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.Originally there were believed to be 64 jyothirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. </p> <p>Each of the twelve jyothirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva.At all these sites, the primary image is lingam representing the beginningless and endless Stambha pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.</p> <p>The twelve jyothirlingas are Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas, in Uttrakhand state, Bhimashankar in Maharashtra, Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra, Vaidyanath Temple, Vaidyanath in Jharkhand, Nageswar at Aundha Nagnath in Maharashtra, Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar near Aurangabad, Maharashtra in Maharashtra.</p> <p><br /> </p>
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<p> </p> <p>As per Hindu legend, Vindhya, the deity controlling the Vindhyachal mountain range was worshipping Shiva to propitiate himself from the sins committed. He created a sacred geometrical diagram and a Lingam made of sand and clay. Shiva was pleased with the worship and believed to have appeared in two forms, namely Omkareshwar and Amaleswara. Since the mud mound appeared in the form of Om, the island came to be known as Omkareswar. There is a shrine for Parvati and Ganapati in the temple.</p> <p>The second story relates to Mandhata and his son's penance. King Mandhata of Ikshvaku clan (an ancestor of Lord Ram) worshipped Lord Shiva here until the Lord manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga. Some scholars also narrate the story about Mandhata's sons-Ambarish and Muchukunda, who had practiced severe penance and austerities here and pleased Lord Shiva. Because of this, the mountain is named Mandhata.</p> <p>The third story from Hindu scriptures says that once upon a time there was a great war between Devas (gods) and Danavas (demons), in which Danavas won. This was a major setback for Devas and hence Devas prayed to Lord Shiva. Pleased with their prayer, Lord Shiva emerged in the form of Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga and defeated Danavas.</p> <p><strong>Philosophy of Omkaar - Advait Matt says Omkaar is composed of two words, Om (sound) and Akaar (srishti). Both are one not two since Advait means "not two". Om beej mantra of Srishti, itself is creator of Srishti.</strong></p> <p><strong>Adi Shankara's Cave – Omkareshwar is said to be the place where Adi Sankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada in a cave. This cave can be found even today just below the Shiva temple where an image of Adi Shankara has been installed.</strong></p> <p><img alt="Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Madhya Pradesh" src="https://www.holidify.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/omkareshwar.jpg" /></p>
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<h3> </h3> <h3>Festivals</h3> <p><strong>Maha Shivratri:</strong><br /> One of the most celebrated festival during the Phalgun month of the Hindu calendar. During this festival the whole island is beautifully illuminated. Pilgrims visit this place in large numbers and perform Shiv Puja after bathing in the river Narmada.<br /> <br /> <strong>Makar Sankranti:</strong><br /> Makar Sankranti is a festival of harvest held in the month of January. During Makar Sankranti people fly kits in the island with lot of gusto.<br /> <br /> <strong>Kartik Poornima:</strong><br /> Kartik Poornima is a festival celebrated on the full moon day in the November at the end of Chaturmas. It is a 10-day festival. On Somvati Amasvya, large number of devotees bathe in the river Narmada. A huge fair is organized during Kartik Poornima and people attend the fair in large numbers.<br /> <br /> <strong>Narmada Jayanti:</strong><br /> This is a festival dedicated to Narmada. It is celebrated on the Magh month of the Hindu calendar. The birthday of Narmada is celebrated at 12 noon on this day. The entire island is illuminated with diyas and there is a firework displays</p>
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<h2> </h2> <p>The temple opens at <strong>5 AM</strong> and closes at <strong>9:30 PM</strong>. The temple also performs various rituals during this time. The devotees can be a part of these rituals, such as the morning, afternoon, and evening aarti.</p> <p><strong>The timings of the Omkareshwar temple are as follows:</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Timings</strong></td> <td><strong>From</strong></td> <td><strong>To</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Morning Darshan</td> <td>5:00 AM</td> <td>3:50 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Evening Darshan</td> <td>4:15 PM</td> <td>9:30 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mangal Aarti</td> <td>5:00 AM</td> <td>5:30 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jalabhishek</td> <td>5:30 AM</td> <td>12:25 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Evening Aarti</td> <td>8:20 PM</td> <td>9:05 PM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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<p> </p> <p> Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh 450554, India<br /> Phone: +91 89899 98686</p> <p> </p>
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