Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
The Jyotirlinga temple of Shiva beside the Shipra river in the ancient city of Ujjain.
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Madhya Pradesh · Temple listing
Omkareshwar Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Omkareshwar Temple is dedicated to Shiva and stands at Mandhata in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the twelve revered Jyotirlinga shrines. The temple is on an island called Mandhata in the Narmada river, and the island is said to be shaped like the sacred syllable Om. There are two main temples of Shiva here: Omkareshwar, ‘Lord of the Om sound’, on the island, and Mamleshwar or Amaleshwar, ‘Immortal Lord’.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Omkareshwar Temple
Madhya Pradesh
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04 · At the temple
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An unfinished 11th-century Shiva temple at Bhojpur in Madhya Pradesh, with a 7.5-foot lingam in its sanctum.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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