The river Narmada descended from the sky as by the order of Lord Shiva.

The
origin is situated at the mountain series of 'Maikal'in Madhya Pradesh. Believed
to have originated from the body of Shiva, the river is also known as Jata
Shankari. The worship of Shiva is common in these areas, and each stone or
pebble found in the bed of the Narmada is believed to be a Shivalinga. All the
places along the banks like Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo are all
named after Shiva. Among the sacred rivers Narmada holds a significant place.
The river is considered the mother and giver of peace.
The Course:
It rises on the summit of Amarkantak Hill in the Madhya Pradesh state, and for the first 200 m
of its course winds among the Mandla Hills, which form the head of the Satpura range; then at
Jabalpur, passing through the 'Marble Rocks', it enters its proper valley between the Vindhyan
and Satpura ranges, and pursues a direct westerly course to the Gulf of Khambhat. Its total
course through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat and it amounts to
about 800 m, and it falls into the sea in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. It flows between high
mountain ranges, through thick jungles and narrow gorges. It has many waterfalls along its
length and at one place, its waters cut through marble rocks, sandstone hills and coal
deposits.

The Holy Narmada: Temples around it

» Places like Maheshwar and Omkareshwar are just examples of the large number of religious
centers that dot the banks of the Narmada.

Narmada Udgam Chausath Yogini

Narmada Udgam is the source of the sacred Narmada There is the Chausath Yogini
River where a temple has been dedicated to the (sixty-four yoginis) temple above
goddess Narmada. It contains a colorfully decorated, the lower end of the gorge. The
black Basalt stone statue of Narmada. Thousands of attendants of Durga are
devotees from all over the country visit the temple to represented here.
pay homage to the goddess.

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Narmada Controversy- Narmada Bachao Andolan:
In recent years the river Narmada has made headlines due to the activities of the Narmada
Bachao Andolan, a non-government organisation protesting against the building of a dam on
 the river. The Sardar Sarovar Dam Project has also controvery and anti-
dam activists led by Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy formed The Narmada
Bachou Andolon -Save the Narmada.
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Amarkantak is the place from where the Narmada river originates. It rises from
the Maikal ranges at the height of 1057 meter above the sea level.
Amarkantak is located in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
Narmada river mainly flows in the central India. The total length of the
Narmada river lies approximately 1,289 kms. The river flows from the
eastward direction to the westward into the Arabian sea. It merges into the
ocean at the point called 'Bharonch'. It is the largest west flowing river in India.

Religious Significance :
Narmada is one of the sacred rivers of India. It is said that by taking a bath in the holy Narmada
river, man can be freed from all the sins of his life. The water of Narmada river purifies a man and
help him in attaining salvation. Among the people in India, Narmada River is considered as the
mother and the giver of peace. The Narmada finds mention in ancient texts of India as one of the
seven most sacred rivers in India. The river is considered as the Goddess and is worshiped in
India. There are numerous thirthas on the banks of the river, the most important among them are
Mahewswar and Omkareshwar tempes.

History :
According to the legends, Narmada river came down from the sky as by the order of the Lord
Shiva. Some also says that the Narmada river also sprangs from the body of the Lord Shiva,
while performing the tandava (Lord Shiva's cosmic dance). Narmada means 'Giving Pleasure'. In
Sanskrit Narma means 'pleasure' and da refers to 'to give'. In some parts of India Narmada is
also known as Narbada.

The Narmada Valley Project :

After the commencement of the five year plan there has been demand to fully utilize the water of
Narmada. As the Narmada flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat and Maharashtra
has led to the dispute among these concerned states. In order to solve the problem, the
Government of India constituted the Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal. The plan was meet the
water requirement of the people and industries as well as the regular supply to them. Large
population of India including the tribal population such as Gonds, Bhils, Santhals, Kurkus are
heavily dependent on its water. According to the current plans, Narmada basin has 3200 dams.
Out of these 30 are the major dams, 135 are the medium one and rest are small. The plan is to
provide substantial amount of electricity and provide water for irrigation of millions of acres of crop
land.

Along the river :

The Narmada river has also supported large variety of people with distinguish culture and
traditions ranging from indigenous tribal people inhabitating in the forest areas to the rural
population. The banks of the Narmada river are dotted with many temples. On the starting point
of the Narmada river lies a open pond known as the Narmadakund. The pond is surrounded by
many temples such as Shiva temple, Shri Ram Janki temple, Annapurna temple, Durga temple,
Vangeshwar Mahadev temple, Shiv Pariwar, Sri Radha Krishna temple, Guru Gorakhnath temple,
Kartikey temple and many more. The river supports the great variety of aquatic life, which
includes marsh crocodile and masher fish. Apart from that large number of wild animals and their
natural habitats can also be spotted here such as tiger, gaur, sloth buck, black bear, boar, wild
dog and many more.