Straight answers
Omkareshwar questions
Last verified: 5 October 2026
Omkareshwar is the Jyotirlinga town on Mandhata island in the Narmada, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. Normal darshan is free. The trust’s daily page opens it at 5:00 AM after a 4:30 aarti, with closures for bhog and shringar. Live darshan is on the trust’s website, not on this one.
The questions below are the ones people bring when they look up the Omkareshwar location. Each answer is the short form of a page on this site. Where a number can move, the sentence says who printed it and when we read it: 5 October 2026.
Sources
- https://shriomkareshwar.org/
Questions
Where is Omkareshwar?
On Mandhata island in the Narmada, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN 450554. The trust calls the Jyotirlinga the shrine on the northern bank.
How far is Omkareshwar from Indore?
About 77 km on the temple trust’s pages and about 80 km on the Madhya Pradesh Tourism page.
What are Omkareshwar temple timings?
On the daily darshan page: aarti 4:30–5:00 AM, darshan from 5:00 AM, closed 12:20–1:15 PM for bhog, and shayan darshan listed at 10:00–10:30 PM. The live page shows a shorter evening. Recheck both.
How can I watch Omkareshwar live darshan?
The homepage plays the YouTube live stream the temple trust embeds on shriomkareshwar.org. This website does not run the camera and does not show a fake live badge.
What is the story of Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga?
The trust says it is the fourth Jyotirlinga and names the Skanda, Shiva and Vayu Puranas. The island is traditionally shaped like Om. That is religion, not a lab result. The full page is the story page.
How do I reach Omkareshwar by train?
The trust names Sanawad at 12 km and Khandwa Junction at 72 km. Long-distance trains more often use Khandwa. Do not mix the two stations up.
What are the places to visit?
The Jyotirlinga, Mamleshwar, the sangam and the parikrama are the trust’s short list. State tourism adds Siddhanath, Gauri Somnath, Kedareshwar and Ekatma Dham.
What is Omkareshwar parikrama?
A walk of about 7 km around Mandhata with Narmada water, as the trust describes it.
Where can I stay in Omkareshwar?
The trust’s own stay is Shri Ji Vishramalaya, about 1 km from the temple. Private hotels are separate businesses. This website books neither.