Description
Mahakaleshwar
Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple
dedicated to Shiva and is one of the
twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to
be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. The
temple is situated on the side of the holy river Shipra.
The presiding deity, Shiva in the lingam form
is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power
(Shakti) from
within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually
established and invested with mantra-shakti.
Kalbhairav temple:
The Kal
Bhairav temple is a Hindu temple
located in the Ujjain city
of Madhya Pradesh, India.
It is dedicated to Kal Bhairav, the guardian
deity of the city. Located on the banks of
the Shipra River,
it is one of the most active temples in the city, visited by hundreds of
devotees daily.
Sandipani Ashram
Sandipani
Ashram is a holy shrine which is built in remembrance of the Maharishi
Sandipani and is considered one of the famous tourist spots in Ujjain.
According to mythology, it is believed that this is the ashram where Guru
Sandipani used to teach Shri Krishna, his friend Sudama and Lord Krishna's
brother Balram. Ashram now looks more like a temple and three idols of Krishna,
Balram and Sudama are present along with that of Guru Sandipani. There is also
a stone where numerals 1 to 100 found engraved and is believed to be done by
guru Sandipani himself.
Bhartrihari Caves
Bhartrihari caves is located around 5 kms away from Ujjain, again, on the banks of Kshipra river. Raja Bhartrihari, step brother of Vikramaditya, was once king of Ujjain. There are two main caves with narrow entrances.
Omkareshwar
An epitome of Indian culture and heritage, Omkareshwar town has a legendary history. Apart from being a pilgrimage center for Hindus, it is also popular for its hanging bridge which quadruples the splendor of the town. The bridge falls over the Narmada river and is popularly named as “Jhula Pul”.
Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara literally means a thousand streams. Narmada river
flows over a rocky patch here and so the main flow breaks down into many
streams.
Ek
Mukhi Datta Temple
This temple is built in 30 sections of land of zone. Temple region
is approx. 10000 sq. feet. It is such a special place. Ek Mukhi Datta Temple is
recently built temple in Sahastradhara, Jalkoti, Maheshwar. It is also called
Shiva Datta Dham and one of the newly constructed temples in Sahastradhara,
Jalkote at Maheshwar. It's additionally
called "Shiva Datta Dham".
Ahilya
Fort
Ahilya Fort, in the central Indian town of Maheshwar, sits high
above the sacred river Narmada. Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar ruled here from 1765
to 1796 and built Ahilya Wada, her personal residences, offices, and darbaar
audience hall, within the fort.
Akhileshwar
Temple
Akhileshwar Hanuman Temple is place to visit not only for spiritual reasons but exciting journey to nature peace.