Godarpura

pilgrimage site, India
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Also known as: Mandhata, Omkarji
Also called:
Mandhata or Omkareshwar
Related Topics:
Jainism
pilgrimage
temple
Vaishnavism
lingam
Related Places:
India
Madhya Pradesh

Godarpura, pilgrimage centre, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is focused mainly on the island of Mandhata in the Narmada River, about 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Indore. The town of Omkareshwar (or Omkarji) lies adjacent to the island on the south side of the river. Godarpura has noted Shaivite, Vaisnavite, and Jain temples, mostly of the 14th and 18th centuries. The Omkareshwar temple, on the south shore of the island, contains one of the 12 great Shiva lingams (Hindu symbols); another lingam stands outside the Gauri Somnath temple. The other temples on the island are Shaivite, but ...(100 of 166 words)