Gurdwara Omkareshwar Sahib

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Gurdwara Omkareshwar

Gurdwara Omkareshwar Sahib is a sikh holy shrine situated at Omkareshwar in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The first guru of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev ji visited this place during there south travels.

History

The place Visited by Guru Nanak Dev during his udasis to south. Guru Nanak’s visit to that temple; and there was discourse between Guru Nanak and the Pundit(Priest) of Omkar Temple and the bani is called Dakhni Oankar.

Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple, is on an island called Mandhata or Shivapuri in the Narmada river. It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is about 12 miles (20 km) from Mortakka in Madhya Pradesh. The shape of the island is said to be like the Hindu Om symbol. There are two temples here, one to Omkareshwar (whose name means "OM-maker-lord") and one to Amareshwar (whose name means "immortal lord" or "lord of the immortals").

Address

The Gurdwara is Situated on the bank of the river Narmada. Mortakka, Omkareshwar, 15 Km ahead Barwaha
Madhya Pardesh(India), Phone: 07280271330, Mobile : 9827714749