narmada rajpipla

This city of temples is at the confluence of the Narmada, Orsang and Saraswati rivers, and is therefore considered highly sacred. A dip in the ghats here is seen as the most sacred of all the sites along the Narmada. It is a home to temples such as the Kashivishwanath Mahadev temple, which has interesting wall paintings, and various others.
 

In this beautiful forest range tourists find the Ninai waterfalls and Shoolpaneshwar wildlife sanctuary. There are excellent trekking and camping options, especially after the monsoon season, when the area is most lush. As a visitor to an area being developed as an ecotourism site, treat this as an opportunity to find out how a visit can have the least adverse impact on the area, and how what one learns can potentially even be enriching for it, or for other areas of biodiversity around the world.
 

Kabirwad is a famous place situated on an island in the middle of the river Narmada. It can be reached by boats which operate to and from the Shuklatirth Shiva temple. It is an incredible grove of a Banyan tree which has grown over the years and now occupies an area of almost 3 kms. The place is named after the famous Saint Kabir who lived here for many years. It also has an imposing Kabir Temple where visitors and worshippers come to pray. Thus people visit Kabirwad not just for historical reason but also to enjoy the solitude and sanctity offered by this huge Banyan Tree.
 

The river Narmada is one of the seven holiest rivers of Hinduism. Thus the Narmada mini parikrama is supposed to be one of the most pious things a Hindu can do. As with all parikramas, one walks clock wise around the river, walking from source to sea on the south bank and sea to source on the north side, so that the holy site is always on the right. Ideally the pilgrim carries no belongings and accepts gratefully whatever hospitality the universe shows along the way.
 

Established in 1994, this sanctuary was converted from a thorny forest to a lush green area which is now inhabited by Sloth Bears. Approximately 120 sloth bears accompanied by various other wildlife species like jackals, leopards and wild boars are found here.
 

Near Rajpipla, 1163 kms away up the river from the sea is Sardar Sarovar dam. At the reception centre there is a map and an interpretation centre. Tourists can book a guided tour which will take you through six points around the dam site: a garden; the foundational stone laid by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961; a site with a side view of the flow of the water from the dam; a lake where boating takes place; the first lock gate of the main canal; a trekking site with a nature education camp for students. Near the site is also the Surpaneshwar Shiva temple that the Government had built to replace the original ancient temple that was submerged by the dam. At the foot of the dam are the Kevadia colony, where the employees of the dam live and where there are also places for visitors to stay.