Omkareshwar Temple

Omkareshwar Temple
Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga
Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple in Mandhata near Khandwa city in Khandwa district, M.P
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKhandwa district
DeityShiva
Location
LocationMandhata, near Khandwa city, M.P
StateMadhya Pradesh
Country India
Omkareshwar Temple is located in Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwar Temple
Location in Madhya Pradesh
Geographic coordinates22°14′44.1″N 76°09′03.8″E / 22.245583°N 76.151056°E / 22.245583; 76.151056
Website
www.shriomkareshwar.org

Omkareshwar Temple (IAST: Ōṃkārēśvar) 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.[1] 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 symbol.

There are two main temples of 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 southern bank of the Narmada River on the mainland.

Madhya Pradesh has two Jyotirlingas, the second one, Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, is situated about 140 km north of Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga.

  1. ^ Dasa pratinidhi kahāniyām̐: Aśoka Agravāla (in Hindi). Kitāba Ghara. 1993. ISBN 978-81-7016-231-5.