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Vindhya - Satpura Range


• Sacred Geography:

Vindhya Mountain
Omkareshwar (Jyotirlinga)

Maikal Mountain
Amarkantak (Shakti Peetha)

Satpura Range

► River Narmada Udgam → Amarkantak

► River Johila Udgam → Amarkantak

► River Son (Sone) Udgam → Amarkantak

▬ River Narmada (नर्मदा) flows through Amarkantak, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar



• Pilgrimages:

Devi Narmada Amarkantak (Shakti Peetha)
(Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh)

Maikal Range
▶ River Narmada Udgam (Source) → Narmada Udgam Mandir (Aarti)
▶ River Shona Udgam (Source) (Aarti)
▶ River Johila Udgam (Source)
(Vindhya - Satpura Range)

(Skanda Purana - Reva Khanda)
(Matsya Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- River Narmada originates from Amarkantak from the Maikal Mountains. There is a temple of Devi Narmada in Narmada Udgam Sthal and Narmada Aarti is performed near the temple. There is also a temple of Devi Sonakshi near the origin of river Son-Bhadra. Narmada Parikrama is performed in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat which often starts from either Amarkantak or Omkareshwar.

Lord Shiva Omkareshwar Omkareshwar (Jyotirlinga)
(Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)

Vindhya Mountain
▬ River Narmada flows → Kotitirtha Ghat (Aarti)
(Vindhya - Satpura Range)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain and abides as Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga.

Maheshwar Fort Temple and river Narmada Maheshwar Fort Temple and river Narmada Maheshwar
(Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh)

▬ River Narmada flows → Narmada Ghat (Aarti)
(Vindhya - Satpura Range)
(Brahmanda Purana) (About Sri Parashurama)

- Maheshwar was the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar. She built the Ahilyeshwar Shiva Temple on the bank of river Narmada. Maheshwar has several other Shiva temples and is a land of Shiva temples.


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