Shri Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Temple is located in a island place known as Mandhata in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh. Many others refer Mandhata as Omkareshwar Itself. River Narmada and River Kaveri are seen encircling the Temple premises for several kilometers making it a virtual island. Devotees need not confuse River Kaveri here to that of River Kaveri flowing in Tamil Nadu. It is said that an aerial view of this Temple and its surroundings would show that the Temple is resembles OM in shape. Tourists and Devotees coming to visit this Temple either by car or private bus etc have to park their vehicles at a particular place and hire an autorickshaw and reach another area from where Devotees have to walk on a rugged and slopy surface for quite some time. There are two ways to reach the Temple premises of Sri Omkareshwar. Devotees can opt for a boat ride and hire a boat and cross River Narmadha to reach the Temple. Otherwise they can cross a foot overbridge and can reach the Temple by walking the entire stretch thereby avoiding the boat ride across River Narmada. Devotees opting to take the paid boat ride can also have a glimpse of the Omkareshwar Dam that has been built across River Narmada. It is a common site to see several Devotees taking a bath in River Narmada since it is considered to be Holy.

At the outset there is a South West facing Temple Arch through which Devotees are lead towards the Temple. The Temple Authorities have designed a huge barricaded slopeway through which Devotees have to wade through serpentine queue to reach the Temple. Initially the Temple has a West facing Sub Shrine of Shri Kar Parvatheshwarar who is seen here as a Shivaling. To His rear is a white marble of Goddess Parvathy and facing Shri Kar Parvatheeswarar is a Nandhi Bhagwan. There is another West facing Sub Shrine of Shri Saneeswar Maharaj. The Presiding Deity of this Temple is the Omnipotent Shri Omkareshwar who is seen North facing and in the form of a Shivaling. The base of this Shivaling is partially immersed in natural water flowing out of it. It is believed that this Shivaling comprises of Sand and Clay and the Presiding Deity is said to have been installed by Shri Adi Shankara. Some Devotees refer Shri Omkareshwar as Shri Amaleshwar too. Facing the Presiding Deity of Sri Omkareshwar is a Nandhi Bhagwan. The exact origin of this Temple is still a mystery. Sanctum Sanctorum and the Presiding Deity are not placed in front of the main entrance door.

There is another white marbled solitary Nandhi Bhagwan who is seen East facing. There is another huge Sub Shrine for Shri Ganapathy. This Temple has a massive assembly hall of around 15 feet and supported by 60 mammoth pillars. On the whole this Temple comprises of 5 floors each of these floors have different Deities of Shri Omkareshwar, Shri Mahakaleshwar, Shri Siddhanath, Sri Guptheswar and the flag bearing Deity virtually at the top. This Temple conducts three daily Rituals through its Trust. The afternoon Ritual is done on behalf of the Scindia Family whereas the evening Ritual is on behalf of the Holkar Family. The entire stretch of pathway leading to the Temple is flooded with Shops seeling all Divine Articles and eatables. 

It is heartening to note that huge massive Idol of Shri Adi Shankara has been installed close to the Temple since He was instrumental in bringing up this Temple to this extent. There are several prasad counters seeling Laddus and other Eatables. Senior Citizens and Physically Challenged Devotees are allowed to have the Darshan of Shri Omkareshwar through a special queue for which they are provided with an arm band. This Temple attracts huge number of Devotees from far flung areas during Dussehra, Basant Panchami, Saraswathi Pooja, Ekadesi, Pradosh Days, Holy, Guru Poornima, Maha Shivaratri and Makara Sankaranthi festival. The Devotees visiting this Temple can use the causeway bridge that is built to connect this Temple to the main land or can use the Boat Service to reach via River Narmada. Male Devotees can have Darshan wearing Pant, Shirt and Dhoti while Female Devotees are allowed with a Saree, Salwar Kameez and a Shawl.

Contact Details: 072802 71228 and Whatsapp: 89899 98686

Temple Timing: 4.30 AM to 10.30 PM

Distance from Indore to Mandhata is 82 Kms

Distance from Bhopal to Mandhata is 260 Kms

Distance from Jabalpur to Mandhata is 520 Kms

Distance from Gwalior to Mandhata is 578 Kms

Distance from Babai, Hoshangabad to Mandhata is 267 Kms

Distance from Khajuraho to Mandhata is 725 Kms

Distance from Hathiagarh near Jabalpur to Mandhata is 519 Kms

Distance from Ujjain to Mandhata is 145 Kms

Distance from Udaipur to Mandhata is 486 Kms

Distance from Sagar to Mandhata is 425 Kms

Distance from Ahmedabad to Mandhata is 496 Kms

Distance from Rajkot to Mandhata is 681 Kms

Distance from Prayagraj to Mandhata is 580 Kms

Distance from Ayodhya to Mandhata is 1016 Kms

Distance from Varanasi or Kasi to Mandhata is 969 Kms

Distance from Nagpur to Mandhata is 430 Kms

Distance from Nashik to Mandhata is 416 Kms

Distance from Ahilyanagar or Ahmednagar to Mandhata is 455 Kms

Distance from Pune to Mandhata is 630 Kms

Distance from Mumbai to Mandhata is 675 Kms

Distance from Gaya to Mandhata is 1217 Kms

Distance from Bodh Gaya to Mandhata is 1204 Kms

Distance from Jhansi to Mandhata is 551 Kms

Distance from Kanpur to Mandhata is 782 Kms

Distance from Dehradun to Mandhata is 1071 Kms

Distance from Lucknow to Mandhata is 871 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Mandhata is 1382 Kms

Nearest Railway Station is Omkareshwar Road R.S. or Khandwa Jn.

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