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Pilgrimages and Temples of Madhya Pradesh


1. Jyotirlingas:

  1. Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga: Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh Ujjain - Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain district): A Jyotirlinga [Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga] (JL-3)
    - Where Lord Shiva protected devotee brahmin Veda Priya and brahmanas from demon Dushana. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16)

  2. Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga: Omkareshwar Temple, Omkareshwar, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh Omkareshwar Temple (Khandwa district): A Jyotirlinga [Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga] (JL-4)
    - Where Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18)


2. Shakti Peethas:

  1. Ujjayini Shakti Peetha: Devi Harsiddhi Temple, Ujjain, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh Ujjain - Devi Harsiddhi Temple (Ujjain district): A Shakti Peetha [Ujjayini Shakti Peetha] (SP-13)
    - Where the Kurpara (Elbow) of Devi had fallen. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
    - Devi is known as Mangala Chandika and the Bhairava is called Kapilambara. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

  2. Narmada Shakti Peetha: Narmada Udgam, Amarkantak, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh Amarkantak - Devi Narmada Temple (Anuppur district): A Shakti Peetha [Narmada Shakti Peetha] (SP-30) and source of River Narmada.
    - Where the Nitamba (Buttocks) of Devi had fallen. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
    - Devi is known as Sona and the Bhairava is called Bhadrasena. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

  3. Ramagiri Shakti Peetha: Devi Sharada Temple, Maihar, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh Maihar - Devi Sharada Temple (Satna district): A Shakti Peetha [Ramagiri Shakti Peetha] (SP-31)
    - Where the Stana (Breast) of Devi had fallen. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
    - Devi is known as Shivani and the Bhairava is called Canda. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

  4. Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha: Devi Avanti Temple, Bhairava Parvata, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh Ujjain - Devi Avantika Temple (Ujjain district): A Shakti Peetha [Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha] (SP-39)
    - Where the Ossttha (Upper Lip) of Devi had fallen. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
    - Devi is known as Avanti and the Bhairava is called Lambakarna. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)


3. Places associated with Sri Rama:

  1. Chitrakoot Forest Chitrakoot (Satna district): Chitrakoot spreads across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This is the Madhya Pradesh side of Chitrakoot.
    - Where Sri Rama stayed during forest exile. (Valmiki Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - 56, 94 to 95, 99 to 119)

4. Others:

  1. Others: Ujjain (Ujjain district): A Moksha Puri and a Place of Kumbha Mela


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