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| Shiva Lingas with Shiva's wall portrait in the office |
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| Restaurant |
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| View of the town from the room |
We booked our rooms online through Madhya Pradesh Tourism Dept
web site. We went by taxi from Indore airport to Omkareshwar covering a
distance of 85 km. in two and a half hours. The road is quite smooth and as our
car climbed up the ghat road we had a scenic view of temples on two sides of
the flowing Narmada. Narmada resort is located on a hillock quite near to the
temple at a distance of one km. Hence many tourists prefer this simple budget
resort with adequate facilities. At the outset the resort appeared ordinary
without much colorful show and façade. The rooms may be furnished with a new
colorful look and furniture.
There are two blocks
and office is located in one of the blocks. The rooms are spacious and neat
with facilities like telephone, T.V. coffee/tea maker, Wifi and toilet. They
could have provided some stationery items and pamphlets highlighting the
importance of the neighboring temples and tourist sites. This would help
pilgrims to know the rates so that they would not be cheated by the local
drivers and boatmen. One should be careful as there are many monkeys loitering
in the premises. The restaurant is just on an elevated level in the office
building. From here one can view the distant temple peaks, old buildings and
flowing Narmada River. Food items though few are quite delicious. The morning
breakfast may be provided by 7.00 a.m. instead of at 8.00 to save time.
This resort has a
beautiful scenic view of temples located on the banks of Narmada flowing below.
At night time the Omkareshwar temple and the Guru Dwara lit with colorful
illumination present a very grand and delightful spectacle. The cantilever type
bridge leading to the temple is a beautiful sight. One can also cross by boat to visit Omkareshwar
temple which is located on an island naturally shaped like “OM” the spiritual
Hindu symbol. This resort located in serene surroundings with basic facilities
is a nice place to relax and refresh oneself before visiting temples and
enjoying a boat ride viewing old mansions on the banks of the Narmada River.
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13th November,2017 Somaseshu Gutala
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