Omkareshwar
Omkareshwar Among twelve 'Jyotirlingas' - representation of Lord Shiva in India, Omkareshwar is located in the district Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. Relieving the divinity in a place as celestials as the premise of the temple could be nothing else but otherworldly. One has to be here to feel the relevance of the written words. Located precisely on an island in the River Narmada which is believed to have shape of Hindu symbol 'Om', the temple is visited by the Shaivites with deep faith. People go round of the temple while gaining 'darshan' of the lingam while doing Parikrama (circumambulation) of Om itself, which believed to give them 'punya'. 'Omkareshwar' literally mean 'Lord of Om (Omkar)', hence the name of the temple. The Jyotirlinga is supposed to be split from two rather than existing in singularity, the other one is known as Amareshwara, meaning 'Lord of Immortality' or 'Immortal Lord'. The River Narmada which surro...