Day 12:
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Morning after breakfast drive to Indore via Omkareshwar &
Maheshwar. Omkareswar, sland shaped like the holiest of all
Hindu symbols, OM has drawn a hundred generations of
pilgrims... Omkareshwar is on a temple-dotted island at the
confluence of the Narmada and Kaveri rivers. During major festivals,
townships of tents and huts spring up on the banks, and flotillas of decorated
boats ferry pilgrims across the water. Of special interest in Omkareshwar are
its Omkar Mandhata Temple with one of the 12 powerful Jyotirlinga Shiva
shr ines, an old palace and an akhara (headquarters of a sect of
mendicants.Maheswar was a glorious city in the dawn of Indian civilisation
when it was known as Mahishmati, capital of King Kartvirarjun. This temple
town on the banks of the river Narmada finds mention in the epics:
Ramayana and Mahabharata." Maheshwari saris: a popular craft in
Maheshwar.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 13:
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After breakfast drive to Bhopal. City tour Bharat Bhawan It is
a multi art centre without parallel in India housing a museum
of the arts, classical and folk music. The Indira Gandhi
Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of
Mankind) is a unique Museum. Laxmi Narayan Temple Also known as Birla
Mandir, this beautiful temple on the Arera Hills has a museum attached to
it.Taj-ul-Masjid Said to be the largest mosque in the country, the building of
this towering edifice was begun by Shah Jehan Begum (1868-1901) but was
completed after her death. Its a huge pink mosque with two massive white-
domed minarets and three white domes over the main building. Overnight
stay at hotel.
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