Someshwar Mahadev Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport in Indore is the closest airport, 156 km away.

• By train

  Ujjain is the nearest railway station, 98 km away.

• By road

  Cabs and buses run to the temple from Ujjain (98 km), Indore (156 km), Bhopal (214 km) and Kota in Rajasthan (225 km).

Why devotees come here

Someshwar Mahadev Temple stands in the middle of the small Kalisindh river in Agar Malwa district, Madhya Pradesh. It is a Shiva shrine, and local belief links it to the Pandavas.

Local belief holds that the Pandavas established the deity here during their exile. The shrine is dedicated to Someshwar, a form of Shiva. The account is told as a legend rather than as settled history. The district government page calls it a famous temple.

The temple stands in the middle of the small Kalisindh river, about 1 km west of Sunaria village. It sits on the Ujjain road of Agar district, on the Gundakalan road that starts at Tanodia village. It is about 25 km from Agar town. Gokul village lies near Raghogarh and Sunaria villages, close to the temple.

The temple is listed among the tourist places of Agar Malwa district. The district government page says Agar Malwa is well connected by road.

Tips for your visit

• Look for Tanodia village on the map, since the temple lies on the Gundakalan road that starts there.
• Sunaria village is about 1 km east of the temple, so it works as a landmark on your map.
• Indore's airport, the busiest in Madhya Pradesh, is well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
• Ujjain is the nearest station, 98 km away, and is connected by rail to Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

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