Gaumukh Ghat | Omkareshwar Mandir | Mahal kal Mandir| Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh | Please Use Helmet

Gaumukh Ghat | Omkareshwar Mandir | Mahal kal Mandir| Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh | Please Use Helmet
Gaumukh Ghat
Omkareshwar
Narmada Nadi
Narmada River
Narmada Ghat
Mahakaleshwar
Mahal Kal Mandir
The second and the last installment has taken a long time and for good reasons I have changed jobs again and now I am employed as a commissioning editor with a leading global travel guide publisher So it took me some time to get used to the new job responsibilities and the trainings and the workshops that come as part of the deal Oh and then the commute from Delhi to Gurgaon. The metro has made it much more comfortable but it still take roundabout the same amount of time But then again for the first time in almost six years I will have a five day week. Working Saturdays suck Big time
Coming back to Narmada like I said in the previous post the lives of the people of the region revolve around the river When kids are born they are bathed in its holy waters a pot of the sacred water is essential for every marriage the daily rituals happens on its banks and when they die their ashes are scattered on its choppy dark waters The Narmada is the cycle of life It was not unusual that when the but I was travelling on from Maheshwar to Omkareshwar hit a bridge on the river almost all of my co passengers raised their folded hands to their forehead and chanted in unison Jai Mata Narmadae!! I could translate it for those who do not know what that means, but then the devotion would be lost in translation. So I d rather not
My arrival at Omkareshwar was very eventful as well I caught the bus one evening from the main bus stand at Maheshwar and prepared for what was going to be a two and a half hour journey But i was in for a surprise You see for those who are not accustomed to travelling in buses in India you must know that there are several types of services Super Express Express and Local The names of the services might differ from state to state but in essence they remain similar The Super Express has very limited stops on its way whereas the Local service will stop anywhere all you need to do is stick out your hand So the thing is what i thought was a super express, turned out to be a local
So we stopped at every village and finally after three and a half hours we arrived at Sanawad 15 kms from our destination To my surprise the bus emptied itself and for the last leg I was the only person in the bus So I moved up front to the driver s cabin and started a chat The terrain from there on was hilly and the bus had a pair of grimy 40 W bulbs for a headlight Worrying More worrying when a single bolt of lightning tore through the night sky and almost immediately conjured up a dust storm of Biblical proportions Okay ALMOST Biblical proportions By the time we reached the bust stand at Omkareshwar the heavens had opened up and it was raining by the bucket loads
Omkareshwar is a vehicle free town and as a result the main bust stand is outside the city limits and you need top walk from there Not good news for lazy people like me We waited in the bus for the rain to slow down and in a while the driver conjured up two bottles of country made whiskey That eased the pain considerably Half an hour and three drinks later the rain held and I was able to walk down to my hotel for the night
Omkareshwar is located on the old volcanic rocks almost halfway down the Narmada s course Here the river passes through a narrow and deep gorge and in the process creates an island in the shape of the holy symbol OM So technically it s the island that s called Omkareshwar but just like the town even its name has spilled over to both the banks
It was these banks that i set about exploring the morning next Being vehicle free motorcycles not included the lanes of Omkareshwar were easy to navigate They were lined much like any other holy city in India with shops selling colourful puja paraphernalia and other trinkets and a score of dharmashalas I eventually found my way to the Gomukh Ghat one of the busiest places in Omkareshwar just when the first sunlight was touching the temple spires
The narrow and plunging gorge that the Narmada cuts in the ancient rocks of Omkareshwar is known as Gomukh meaning the mouth of the cow Legend has it that long ago a demon went on a rampage killing sages and sadhus The sadhus assembled at Omkareshwar and prayed to Shiva for protection Moved by their prayers Shiva fought the demon and killed him with his trishul trident
To purify the trishul stained with the blood of the demon Shiva flung it towards the Narmada at Omkareshwar The trishul landed a fair distance from the river and its impact gave rise to an underground stream that resurfaces to meet the Narmada at the Gomukh The stream is referred to as Kapildhara and the ghat built around it called the
Gomukh Ghat
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excellent except 6:38. do not throw plastic in river

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