Omkareshwar
Built on an island called Shivapuri or Mandhata in the river Narmada., Omkareshwar is one of the holiest Hindu shrines in the world as it is home to one of the twelve revered Jyotirlingams in the country and derives its name from a miracle of nature as the Narmada, one of the holiest rivers in the subcontinent curves along the rocky island to give it the shape of an Om.
According to legend in answer to prayers offered by the mountains of the Vindhya range lord Shiva blessed the region with Omkareshwar, further on requests of the Devas the Jyotirlingam was split into two and one came to be known as Om and the other as Amareshwar.
Built in the Nagara style the temples are characterized by a lofty Shikhara (peak), the tiny island also has shrines to Annapoorna and Ganesha
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