Route
Great river circumambulation of the Narmada — from Amarkantak to the sea and back along the opposite bank.
Among Hinduism’s longest continuous pilgrimages; pilgrims keep the river to the right. This guide maps key anchors including Omkareshwar.
4 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1AmarkantakIndiaSource of the Narmada — traditional start and end of Narmada Parikrama.
2OmkareshwarIndiaJyotirlinga on the Om-shaped Mandhata island in the Narmada.
3MaheshwarIndiaHistoric Narmada ghat town of Ahilyabai Holkar’s temples.
4Bharuch (Narmada mouth)IndiaWhere the Narmada meets the Arabian Sea — turnaround of the parikrama.
