Question

Omkareshwar temple is located on the banks on _____river.
1. Narmada
2. Tapthi
3. Gomathi
4. Triveni

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Narmada

The correct answer is Narmada.

• The Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple is located on the Northern bank of Narmada. 
• The mandapa of the temple is beautifully made of 60 solid stone pillars carved with Yakshi figures. Around the temple walls, images of various Devi Devatas are found.
• In Omkareshwar Temple the Shivalinga is in the form of a rock on which constant water is offered.
  • Three times a day the Abhishek is done with milk, curd, and Narmada water.
  • Morning Puja is done by the temple trust, day puja is done by Scindias, and evening one by the Holkars.
• This temple is also called Omkar Mandhata temple as it is believed that it was the devotion of the Ikshvaku king Mandhata that brought Shivalinga here.
• Omkareshwar temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, it is one of the holiest places or kshetras in India.

Narmada	Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh. Total length - 1312 Km Source - Amarkantak Mouth - Arabian sea
Tapthi	Tapti River is a central river of India. Total length -  724 Km Source - Satpura range Mouth - Arabian sea
Gomathi	Gomti River is an alluvial river of the Ganga Plain and one of the important tributaries of the Ganga. Total length -  475 Km Source - Gomat Taal Mouth - Ganges
Triveni	12 years once, Millions of people are drawn to a spiritual festival in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, at a place called the Triveni Sangam. It’s the largest gathering of humanity on Earth. Over a three-month period, an estimated 100 million people attended the most recent festival, in 2013.