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Salkanpur Vijayasan Devi Temple

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Salkanpur Vijayasan Devi Temple

A sacred siddhpeeth of Devi in the Narmada area of Sehore district

Checked 19 Oct 2026 with 5 sources2 min read

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Getting there

  • By air

    Bhopal Airport is the nearest airport to Sehore district, 35 km away. The district page gives no distance from the airport to the temple.

  • By train

    Sehore railway station, code SEH, is a main station in the district on the Ujjain to Bhopal branch line.

  • By road

    Sehore lies on the Indore to Bhopal state highway SH-18, 35 km from Bhopal. The temple is about 100 km from Sehore city.

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Why devotees come here

Salkanpur Vijayasan Devi Temple stands in the Narmada area of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The shrine is dedicated to Vindhyavasini Beejasan Devi, and it sits at about 800 feet, with a ropeway that takes devotees up to it.

The temple is a sacred siddhpeeth, a revered shrine, of Vindhyavasini Beejasan Devi. The Sehore district tourism page describes her as an incarnation of Durga. The district tourism pages also call the temple the Vindhyawasini Mata Temple, Salkanpur. Times of India reports on it as the famous Vijayasan Devi temple at Salkanpur. Every year during Navratri, large numbers of devotees come for darshan.

A district site headline credits the Banjara community with setting up the Vijayasan Devidham about 300 years ago. The district lists the temple under Rehti.

The Sehore tourism page puts Salkanpur about 100 km from Sehore city, at a height of about 800 feet. Devotees can reach the temple by ropeway, which the district says is arranged for them.

Festivals

  • Every year during NavratriNavratri

    Large numbers of devotees come to the temple for darshan.

Tips for your visit

  • Ask the temple about the ropeway's running hours before you set out.
  • Give the driver the name Rehti as well as Salkanpur, since the district lists the temple under Rehti.

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Questions people ask

Is Salkanpur Vijayasan Devi Temple the same as Vindhyawasini Mata Temple?

The district tourism pages call the shrine at Salkanpur the Vindhyawasini Mata Temple. Times of India calls it the Vijayasan Devi temple at Salkanpur.

Who set up the temple?

A district site headline credits the Banjara community with establishing the Vijayasan Devidham about 300 years ago.

Is there a ropeway to the temple?

Yes. The district tourism page says a ropeway is arranged for devotees to reach the temple. The page does not give its running hours, so ask the temple before you set out.

Is there a dress code?

The official district pages give no dress rules for this temple, so ask the temple what to wear before you travel.

Which railway station is nearest?

Sehore railway station, code SEH, is the main station in the district, under the Western Railway zone and on the Ujjain to Bhopal branch line. The district page gives no distance from it to the temple.

How we checked this page

On 19 Oct 2026 we checked every fact on this page against these sources, official ones first. Anything we could not confirm is left out.

  1. Tourism, District Sehore, Government of Madhya Pradesh sehore.nic.in
  2. Tourist Places, District Sehore, Government of Madhya Pradesh sehore.nic.in
  3. How to Reach, District Sehore, Government of Madhya Pradesh sehore.nic.in
  4. District Sehore, Government of Madhya Pradesh sehore.nic.in
  5. Salkanpur topic page, Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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