Jhoteswar Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Jabalpur Airport, also called Dumna Airport, is the nearest airport. It is about 120 km from Narsinghpur town.

• By train

  Sridham (Gotegoan) railway station is in the Western Central Railway zone. It is 53 km from Jabalpur junction and 192 km from Itarsi junction.

• By road

  The temple is about 15 km by road from Sridham (Gotegoan) railway station, according to the district page.

Why devotees come here

Jhoteswar Temple is a shrine of Raj-Rajeshwari Tripur Sundari in Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The district government lists the place as natural, scenic and religious. A seven-day mela is held here on Basant Panchami.

The main shrine at Jhoteswar is dedicated to Raj-Rajeshwari Tripur Sundari. The Narsinghpur district government website lists the place under natural and scenic beauty, and under religious sites. The district page gives the name Paramhansi Ganga Ashram alongside Jhoteswar. It says Jagadguru Shankaracharya and Dwarkadhish Pithadhishwar Saraswati Maharaj meditated and worshipped here.

Two Prime Ministers and one President of India have visited Jhoteswar. The kalash on top of the temple was installed by Indira Gandhi, when she was Prime Minister of India.

The district page describes more than one shrine on the site. Beside the main temple it names the Lodheshwar temple, a Hanuman tekari, a rock and a Shivling. The temple is on the Mumbai to Howrah Central railway track route, according to the same page.

Festivals

• Basant PanchamiBasant Panchami mela

  A seven-day mela is held at the temple on the occasion of Basant Panchami.

Tips for your visit

• The district page lists Lodheshwar temple, a Hanuman tekari and a rock at the same site as the main temple.
• Sridham station, railway code SRID, has 16 train stoppages, including superfast, express and passenger trains.
• The aalu banda sold at Sridham station is known for its spices and chutney.

Questions people ask