It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is about 12 miles (20 km) from Mortakka in Madhya Pradesh. The shape of the island is said to be like the Hindu Om symbol. There are two temples here, one to Omkareshwar (whose name means "Lord of Omkaara or the Lord of the Om Sound") and one to Amareshwar (whose name means "Immortal lord" or "lord of the Immortals or Devas").
Omkareshwar is formed by the sacred river Narmada.
HISTORY And LEGENDThe first story is about Vindhya Parvat (Mount). Once upon a time N
arada (son of Lord Brahma), known for his non-stop comic travel, visited Vindhya parvat. In his spicy way Narad told Vindhya Parvat about the greatness of Mount Meru. This made Vindhya jealous of Meru and he decided to be bigger than Meru. Vindhya started worship of Lord Shiva to become greater than Meru. Vindhya Parvat practiced severe penance and worshipped parthivlinga (A linga made from physical material) along with Lord Omkareshwar for nearly six months. As a result Lord Shiva was pleased and blessed him with his desired boon. On a request of all the gods and the sages Lord Shiva made two parts of the lingas. One half is called Omkareshwara and the other Mamaleshwar or Amareshwar. Lord Shiva gave the boon of growing, but took a promise that Vindhya will never be a problem to Shiva's devotees. Vindhya began to grow, but did not keep his promise. It even obstr
ucted the sun and the moon. All deities approached sage Agastya for help. Agastya along with his wife came to Vindhya, and convinced him that he would not grow until the sage and his wife returned. They never returned and Vindhya is there as it was when they left. The sage and his wife stayed in Srisailam which is regarded as Dakshina Kashi and one of the Dwadash Jyotirlinga.The second story relates to Mandhata and his son's penance. King Mandhata of Ishvaku clan (an ancestor of Lord Ram) worshipped Lord Shiva here till the Lord manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga. Some scholars also narrate the story about Mandhata's sons-A
mbarish and Mucchkund, who had practiced severe penance and austerities here and pleased Lord Shiva. Because of this the mountain is named Mandhata.
The third story from Hindu scriptures says that once upon a time there was a great war between Devas and Danavas(demon), 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.
TRANSPORT :
There are steamboats across the Narmada river and also two connecting bridges
The third story from Hindu scriptures says that once upon a time there was a great war between Devas and Danavas(demon), 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.
TRANSPORT :
There are steamboats across the Narmada river and also two connecting bridges
to reach the temple.
Air : The Airports close to Omkareshwar are at Indore (77 km) and Ujjain (133 km).
Rail : Nearest Railway Station is at Omkareshwar Road (12 km) on the Ratlam-Khandwa section of the Western Railway which is not a mainline. The other nearest railway station connected to Delhi and Mumbai is at Indore (77 km).
Road : Omkareshwar is connected to major towns and cities of Madhya Pradesh. There are regular bus services from Indore (77 km), Ujjain (133 km) Khandwa (61 km.) and Omkareshwar Road (12 km). By bus, it takes 2.5 hrs from Khandwa railway station to Omkareshwar.
HOW IT WENT :I finished up with marriage ceremony of my friend at Bhopal at around 11:30 pm i had a option of going by train at 00:25 hrs and 04:30 hrs but the train journey was around 4 hrs . I took p
ooled in Taxi just outside the Railway station (Gurukripa Travels )250 rs /head with top speed of more than 110 kms/hr . I managed to reach geeeta chowk Indore at around 3:15 am . Since i was planning to move out with one of friend @IIM indore but lately dropped the idea and instead decided to move ahead alone .I asked the driver to let me drop at nerest place from where i can easily get bus to travel to Omkareshwar.There was one private bus in delipitated condition having no doors but still managed to get full response from the devotees as it was the first only bus to start at 4:00 am . I managed to get 1 seat for me . It took almost 1:25 mnts to reach bhadwa , a place 12 kms from omkareshawar. where i waited for another 15 minutes to get 35 inshes of standing space for me . All the travellers were wearing safron dress with almost a meter long hair rolled over their head .After Finishing off with the flamboyant images of Madhya pradesh , i started my way back to ujjan.
Air : The Airports close to Omkareshwar are at Indore (77 km) and Ujjain (133 km).
Rail : Nearest Railway Station is at Omkareshwar Road (12 km) on the Ratlam-Khandwa section of the Western Railway which is not a mainline. The other nearest railway station connected to Delhi and Mumbai is at Indore (77 km).
Road : Omkareshwar is connected to major towns and cities of Madhya Pradesh. There are regular bus services from Indore (77 km), Ujjain (133 km) Khandwa (61 km.) and Omkareshwar Road (12 km). By bus, it takes 2.5 hrs from Khandwa railway station to Omkareshwar.
HOW IT WENT :I finished up with marriage ceremony of my friend at Bhopal at around 11:30 pm i had a option of going by train at 00:25 hrs and 04:30 hrs but the train journey was around 4 hrs . I took p
ooled in Taxi just outside the Railway station (Gurukripa Travels )250 rs /head with top speed of more than 110 kms/hr . I managed to reach geeeta chowk Indore at around 3:15 am . Since i was planning to move out with one of friend @IIM indore but lately dropped the idea and instead decided to move ahead alone .I asked the driver to let me drop at nerest place from where i can easily get bus to travel to Omkareshwar.There was one private bus in delipitated condition having no doors but still managed to get full response from the devotees as it was the first only bus to start at 4:00 am . I managed to get 1 seat for me . It took almost 1:25 mnts to reach bhadwa , a place 12 kms from omkareshawar. where i waited for another 15 minutes to get 35 inshes of standing space for me . All the travellers were wearing safron dress with almost a meter long hair rolled over their head .After Finishing off with the flamboyant images of Madhya pradesh , i started my way back to ujjan.
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