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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 ]
The twelve jyotirlinga sites take the names of their respective presiding deity, and each is considered a different manifestation of Shiva. [8] At all these sites, the primary image is lingam, representing the beginningless and endless stambha (pillar), symbolising the infinite nature of Shiva. [8] [9] [10]
This temple hosts the second Jyotirlinga of Omkareshwar, and one of the only twelve on the Indian subcontinent. Like the other Jyotirlinga on the Mandhata island, this complex too is from the 11th-century, one abandoned after the destruction during the Sultanate era, then rebuilt by Holkar-Maratha Hindus in the 18th-century.
Mandhata, also called Omkareshwar or Shivapuri and ancient Mahishmati, capital of Avanti Mahajanpada is a riverine island in the Narmada River in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is situated on the southern part of the island. Omkareshwar Mandhata is located on the Mandhata hill on the banks of the Narmada ...
The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples. [2] The 12 Jyotirlinga temples ... Omkareshwar Temple at Mandhata or Shivpuri; Mandsaur District.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (IPA: [mahākāleśvara]) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh , India .
The jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. [5] [6] Originally there were believed to be 64 jyotirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. [4] Each of the twelve jyotirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva. [7]
Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple in Omkar Hills. Omkareshwara Hill is a small hill in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in South Bangalore. With 2800 ft above the sea level this place is one of the highest points in Bangalore. It is home to Matsya Narayana Temple and Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple. [1]