Maa Baglamukhi Temple, Nalkheda

Getting there

• By air

  Devi Ahilyabai Holkar airport in Indore is the nearest, about 156 km away.

• By train

  Shajapur station is about 58 km away and Ujjain 98 km.

• By road

  Buses run from Ujjain (98 km), Indore (156 km), Bhopal (182 km) and Kota (191 km). Taxis can also be hired for the journey.

Book and check

Official pages only. We do not sell darshan passes or tours.

• Official site: havan, chola and guest house booking, donationsmabaglamukhi.com

Rules to know

• Havan receipts cannot be transferred, and only the person named on the receipt may perform the havan.
• VIP darshan and puja arrangements are not allowed in the sanctum during Navaratri.

Why devotees come here

Maa Baglamukhi Temple stands on the bank of the Lakhundar river in Nalkheda, a town in Agar Malwa district. It is dedicated to Devi Baglamukhi, one of the ten Tantric Mahavidya goddesses. It is one of three temples in India historically noted for Bagalamukhi shrines.

Devotees worship Devi Baglamukhi here, one of the ten Tantric Mahavidya goddesses. The temple site calls it a principal Siddha Peeth of the Trishakti Mata. Nalkheda is noted as the eighth of the ten Mahavidya manifestations, a Peetambara Siddh Peeth. Legend says the Pandavas worshipped here.

The temple site says the temple is more than 500 years old. It also says the idol dates from the Pandava era. A district government page places the temple in the Dwapar era. The temple was restored in 1815.

The central icon is a triad: Parvati in the form of Baglamukhi, with Lakshmi and Saraswati. The entrance gate is shaped like a lion.The temple is especially popular at the time of Navaratri. Nalkheda is a town in Agar Malwa district. The district was formed in 2013, carved out of Shajapur district. The Lakhundar river, a tributary of the Narmada, runs just behind the temple.

Festivals

• During NavaratriNavaratri

  The temple is especially popular at this time, and darshan runs later on these days.

Tips for your visit

• Havan puja runs from 7 AM to 11 PM, and a booking counts only after the receipt and your ID card are checked at the temple office.
• Havan, chola and guest house bookings are made through the official site, mabaglamukhi.com.

Questions people ask