Omkareshwar or better known as Mandhata Omkareshwar is one of the foremost of the 12 Joytirlingas or it is luminous physical self-presentation of Lord Shiva of the Hindus. It is situated on the bank of holy river Narmada in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, 13 Km from Omkareshwar road railway station and 77 km each from Indore and Khandwa on the opposite end. The important part of the town containing the famous Jyotirlinga Omkareshwar temple is situated on the island formed in the Narmada and rest of the town formed in the southern bank if the river.

In the ancient times the village is situated on the island hill and it was considered as a town ship, the remains of which are still extant. Later on the Habitation are shifted downwards