Amarkantak Temple

 

Amarkantak Temple is located in Anuppur of Madhya Pradesh State.

Goddess Narmada is the presiding deity, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati.

Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Narmadeswar Amarnath. It is said that Lord Shiva is manifested here.

Kabir is said to have meditated on Kabir Chabutra, also called the platform of Kabir situated in the town of Amarkantak

It is a place where three rivers including the Narmada, Son River, Johila River emerge and the Meeting Point Of Vindhya, Maikal and Satpura Ranges.

It is the place where Sati Devi's buttocks (on the right and left) fell, and the shrine is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.
Another name for this temple is Shona Shaktipeeth, or Maa Narmada Temple.

This temple is known as Narmada Udgam.

Narmada Udgam is an open 'kund 'at the origin of river Narmada in Amarkantak.

As per mythological belief, the holy river Narmada takes its origin from Lord Shiva and descended from heaven at Narmada Udgam in Amarkantak. This Shaktipeeth is also known as Kalmadhava Shakti Peeth is quite adorable.

It is said that the goddess Narmada appeared to Rewa Nayak, a banjara or nomad, in a dream. The river goddess directed him to clear the site of the present kund. When Rewa Nayak found the spot, it was covered with a dense mass of bamboo trees. He toiled hard, day and night, to clear the site. Once he cleared the site of trees, he found a stream, which was none other than the holy river Narmada. Rewa Nayak installed an image of the goddess in a temple at this spot.

Temple Timings

6.00 am to 12.00 noon

4.00 pm to 9.00 pm