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Saturday, April 17, 2021

Say Om at Omkareshwar Temple & Reach Osian

Omkareshwar Temple, Indore- Madhya Pradesh

 Omkareshwar Temple- Madhya Pradesh

Omkershawar mandir, one of the 12 jyotirlinga

Is located right where river Narmada and Kaveri come together 

On a scared island in the shape of Om ()

 

Vindhya, the deity of the Vindhya Mountains 

Created a geometrical pattern and a lingam

Made of sand and clay 

To atone for the sins he committed 

Prabhu Shiva pleased by his dedication

Gave him darshan in two forms- Onkareshwar and Amaleswara

Another piece of history talks about 

King Mandhata of the Ikshvaku clan 

The same clan from which Bhagwan Rama descended

The king’s sons Ambarish and Muchukunda 

Served severe penance to please Prabhu Shiva 

 

There is one more story that comes 

Straight from the Hindu scriptures 

And talks about the great war between the devas and danavas*

Which was won by the demons and caused worry in the devas

They prayed to Prabhu Shiva, and he appeared 

To defeat the demons and restore the world 

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Note: 

Danava- demon

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Sachiya Mata Temple, Osian, Jodhpur- Rajasthan

Osian is the Khajuraho of Rajasthan

With the mesmerizing Hindu and Jain mandirs 

Dotting the desert land 

Source: Holidify

The Sachiya mandir from the 8th century

Was built by the Parmar king Upmendre

To please his kuladevi, Maa Chamunda Devi 

Renovate again in the 12th century 

To include two smaller mandirs for Maa Amba and Maa Chandi

The structure is intact, retaining its glory through the centuries

Source: Vedic Bharat

The bhakts today visit the mandir 

During the Nvatri season to pray to Mata Sachiya

Who they claim is none other than Maa Durga 

Back then, centuries ago

Buffaloes were sacrificed to please the Devi

Sri Ratna Prabh Suri, a Jain Acharya, 

Put an end to the custom and caused anger to Maa Chamunda

Yet, he refused to relent and change his decision 

Which pleased Mata, who began to accept lapsi* as offerings

The Acharya then renamed her Mata Sachiya

To mark the change in her 

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Note:
Lapsi- A Rajasthani sweet dish

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Source: 

https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/madhyapradesh/omkareshwar.html

http://www.ajitbhawan.com/blog/attractions-in-jodhpur-sachiya-mata-temple-in-osian/

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15 comments:

  1. What beautiful architecture! I have always wanted to visit these two places. May be one day I will. fingers crossed. Great post as usual, Srivalli

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    1. Thank you, Meena. :) Hope you can visit the places soon.

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  2. What fascinating architecture. Thank you for sharing Srivalli.

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  3. So many stories- I love this about the temples in India. As usual you have piqued my interest.

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    1. Thank you, Arti. :)That's the beauty of our heritage. The more we dig, the more we find.

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  4. A very interesting writeup on temples. So many stories associated with our heritage structures.

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    1. Thank you, Pradeep. :) Yes, there are so many of them, it's quite a long list. Mine is just a fraction of it.

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  5. Narmada and Kaveri meeting and creating Om! Wow! This, I'd love to see.
    Thank you for adding so many places to my 'to visit' list.

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  6. In shape of OM is cool. There is also a beach in Gokarna with OM shape and called with same name.

    A devi temple locally also used to sacrifice Buffaloes as ritual. Its been more than a decade the tradition has stopped now.

    This was a great read. :-D

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    1. Oh, wow and wow. Got to know two new things today.
      Thank you so much, P. :D

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  7. I haven't ever been to Madhya Pradesh. Even though I was in Rajasthan for four years I misses visiting Jodhpur...what beautiful architecture the Jodhpur temple has! The buffalo sacrifice sounded quite horrifying!

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    1. I hope you get to visit someday. :)
      Yeah, animal sacrifice are a part of the tradition, especially for fierce Gods. It's a way to calm them down, they say.

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