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(Indore-Omkareshwar-Maheshwar- Mandu-Ujjain-Delhi-Haridwar-Rishikesh)
(15 days/14 nights)

Day 1

Dehli/Mumbai to Indore by flight. You reach Indore in the morning. We will meet you at the Indore Airport and take you to Omkareshwar by car (two and half hour run).

Accommodation: Ma Anandamayi Ashram located at bank of holy river Narmada. The Ashram is situated one and half KM away from the village on the island, and is a place of great natural beauty, peace and spiritual power.

Lunch: At Ma Anandamayi Ashram. The Ashram food is purely traditional-simple and nutritious and not too spicy.

The afternoon can be utilized for rest after the long journey.

In the evening we will take you for Jyoti Lingam Darshan in the famous Shiva Temple and a visit to the local market. After that join us in Aarti and Bhajans at the Ashram.

Dinner: At ashram

Day 2

The second day is a thrilling excursion down the Narmada River by boat. We will visit the different small ashrams and ascetics who populate the river bank and enjoy the natural wilderness of the area. Lunch will be served on the trip and there will be an opportunity for swimming in the clear, clean waters of the river if so desired. We will return back in evening and have the opportunity of joining the volleyball game with the school children. Join us in aarti and bhajans at night. Dinner: At ashram

Note: If you wish you can daily join the morning Aarti, spiritual chants, Yoga etc. from 5.30 AM to 7.30 AM. to feel a revival of body, mind and soul. At any time you are also invited to speak with the sadhus of the ashram about spiritual matters.

Day 3

This is a free day to relax, read, explore, swim and enjoy the beauty and peace of Omkareshwar. There is shopping in the bazaar and many shops of spiritual items near the Temple. You are invited to participate in the daily activities of the ashram, swim in the River Narmada, play with the school children, chat with local Saints and just be at ease. On this day there will be a class given by the monks of the ashram in meditation, asana and pranayama for those interested in participating. Enjoy your breakfast, lunch and dinner at ashram.

Day 4

This day will feature a tour to nearby place Maheshwar. We will proceed by car to Maheshwar (65 kms from Indore) also on the banks of the Narmada for a full day excursion and visit Maheshwar Fort, the Peshwa, Ahilya and Fanese ghats, Temples of Maheshwar and Navdatoli- Archaeological site and take a boat ride on the river. Maheshwar is also known for its distinctive hand-woven saris called Maheshwari. Maheshwar's temples and mighty fort-complex stand in quiet beauty, mirrored in the river below.

This day offers you a unique opportunity to experience the beauty of Indian village culture and gives you the true experience of village life; its culture, agriculture, performing arts, the palace, temples and above all a feeling of association with the roots of real India.

Lunch: At Maheshwar. Evening return back to Omkareshwar ashram. If you wish, join us in Aarti and Bhajans at Ashram.

Dinner: at ashram

Day 5

After breakfast we take you on an island tour of Omkareshwar, taking a leisurely walk and enjoying the panoramic view from the island pilgrim trail from which you will see the confluence of Narmada and Kaveri Rivers, Gori Somnath Temple, Siddhnath Temple and also visit to the local market .

Lunch         :   At ashram

Evening play with school children

If you wish, join us in Aarti and Bhajans at Ashram.

Dinner       :   At ashram

Day 6

This morning you will be visiting the City of Joy-Mandu. The city lies on a hill top, at a altitude of 2000 ft. There are many Hindu and Muslim monuments built between 11th and 16th century AD. Here we will visit Jahaz Mahal or Ship Palace, Hindola Mahal, Roopmati Pavilon, Jami Masjid, Hoshang Shah's Tomb. You stay overnight at Mandu.

Accommodation: at Malwa Resort

Enjoy your breakfast, lunch and dinner at Mandu.

Day 7

After breakfast we will take to Nilkanth Palace-the red stone Shiva Temple.

The remainder of the day will be free for relaxation and enjoying the peace of the ashram;

playing with the school children, visiting with the ashram sadhus, or visiting the local market.

Enjoy your dinner at ashram.

Day 8

The morning is free for quiet meditation and study and relaxed time.

After lunch at the ashram, we will start the journey to visit the ancient city Ujjain. Ujjain is a city of temples and shrines and the location of the famous Kumbha Mela every twelve years. Here we visit Harsiddhi Temple, Mangalnath temple, Gopal mandir and the local market of Ujjain.

You will be staying in Ujjain tonight at Hotel Kshipra. Enjoy your dinner in Ujjain.

Day 9

Early morning we visit the famous and powerful Mahakaleshwar Temple and attend the Bhasma (Ash) Arti. Mahakaleshwar is the only Jyotirlinga temple where the Bhasma Arti is performed. The belief goes that those who are fortunate to watch this ritual will never die a premature death. After seeing the temple we visit Bhartrihari Caves, Kal Bhairava Temple, Sandipani Ashram, the Vedha Shala (Observatory) and Sun Temple

Enjoy your breakfast, Lunch and dinner: At Kshipra hotel Ujjain and you will again stay overnight here.

Day 10

After breakfast we will take you to Chintaman Ganesh Temple and Siddhvat, which is a huge banyan tree on the bank of the Kshipra River

After Lunch we will depart to Indore to see some of the famous historical monuments and religious centers such as Rajwada, Lalbagh Palace, and Kanch Mandir (Glass temple)

Your Extended tour start now. We transfer to Airport for evening flight to Delhi stay overnight at hotel Ajanta.

Day 11

After breakfast a city tour of Delhi that include visits to tourist destinations such as the Laxmi Narayan Temple, India Gate, the Red Fort, Qutub Minar and Lotus temple.

Lunch in Delhi

In the afternoon depart by car/coach for Haridwar (THE GATEWAY OF THE GODS) (200kms/5hrs) - the holy city of Northern India. You stay at the Ashram/ hotel(Akash or similar) overnight in Haridwar. Enjoy your dinner in Haridwar.

Day 12

After breakfast you will visit the most sacred place in Haridwar remains the Har-Ki-Pauri - where people take a dip in the holy River Ganges to cleanse them of their sins, and attend Arti at Har-Ki-Pauri, also visiting Mansa Devi Temple, Daksh Mahadev Temple and Sapt Rishi Ashram. Enjoy your lunch and dinner in Haridwar.

Day 13

After morning breakfast proceed further north by car/coach to Rishikesh (24kms/1hr), a complex of three localities, where the holy River Ganges cuts her passage through the last foothills on her journey down the mountains and enters the plains. The first being the area around the famous Laxman Jhoola, which lends its name to the locality; then comes Muni Ki Reti (sands of the sages) where the wise ones spend time in devotion, meditation and yoga; and then comes the expanding township on the bank of the river. The whole complex is called Rishikesh. Rishikesh is important not only as a pilgrimage centre closely associated with Ramayana but also as a home for many important centers of Hindu religious thoughts and spirituality. In the evening, we participate in the 'Aarti' at Triveni Ghat. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Ganga Kinare or similar.

Day 14

After morning breakfast will take you to different ashrams to meet Saints and temples in Rishikesh.

Enjoy your lunch and dinner in Rishikesh.

Day 15

After breakfast meditate and relax and after lunch depart for Delhi by car/coach and Transfer to airport for flight to onward journey/back home Now spiritual tour concluded at Delhi.

When you arrive in either Delhi or Mumbai (Bombay) International Airport, you will have full instructions for transferring to the Domestic Terminal and you will have with you the e-mailed printout of your domestic ticket to Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Note: We prefer that you please arrange your International flight in such a way that you reach Delhi or Mumbai late at night, because you have a morning flight (6 AM) to Indore, your final destination. Delhi/Mumbai to Indore is just a one-hour flight. For our purpose of booking your flight from Delhi/Mumbai to Indore and again the return back, please provide your personal details (name, passport number and date for booking) 

 

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A TOUR FOR A JUST CAUSE
Omkar Tours is not a cold business venture run by entrepreneur, but a vibrant group of dedicated devotees who have begun this work out of a spirit of charity to fund the ashram free school. All the proceeds go for the running of the Omkareshwar School for the local village children, and all the workers connected with this venture are devotees of Ma Anandamayi Ashram and are spiritual people in their own right.