OMKARESHWAR JYOTIRLINGA SHIVA TEMPLE

OMKARESHWAR,is a popular hindu pilgrimage
and one of the 12 jyotirlinga(shrine of lord shiva ) is must visit  while travelling to madhya pradesh .
the temple is situated on a island of narmada river.
om signify the most sacred hindu symbol and the island is shaped in the symbol form om.

the omkareshwar is just 77km south from indore and can easily be reached by bus,railway and cabs.

one can follow this route ,start from indore take khandwa road then 60 km towards  barwaha  after reaching barwaha  more 5km on main road then make a left turn and take a local road of about 12 km and you end up to your destination .
you may  take boat-jetty for reaching main temple via river aur can step towards temple via a bridge(pool).

there is heavy rush of devotees in festival time like mahashivratri in month of feb,shravan maah(a month devoted to lord shiva) mainly in month of july-august.

since madhya pradesh has monsoon from july to september,the atmosphere and surroundings are very scenic and beautiful.the lush greenary,rainfall,natural beauty is at peak in these months.

 one can also enjoy the trip of rounding the whole island by boat.while boating there you can get beautiful pebbles of various shapes on the bank of river.

 there is place called mortakka about 12 miles away from temple but people going from indore(a city of m.p.) will get it on their way to omkareshwar.this is the place where people used to  holy bath in narmada.
there is refreshment shops also available which provides all stuff from breakfast to dinner.

the trip to omkareshwar can be a holy temple trip plus a chance to get enjoyed in midst of natural beauty.

the way from indore also includes a ghat area known as khalghat which is beautifully made by govt and its adventurous to drive on that ghat with one side hill and another side deep valley.

in the month of July-September one can find bhuttewala(corn) on these ghats which is so tasty and awesome with showers of rain.