Bandakpur
Bandakpur is a small town in the district of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, but is well known for the famous temple of Lord Shiva - The Jageshwar Nath temple. The temple is well kept, maintained, is neat and has a serene atmosphere.
The temple is well spread, has quite spacious a courtyard and can cater for special needs like Mundan, Satya-Narayan katha and other family spiritual needs.
There is a main temple where Shiva-Linga is situated in main sanctum. Devi Parvati is facing lord Shiva on adjacent temple. There are temples for other deities
- Radha-Krishna
- Durga Devi
- Kaal-Bhairav
- Lord Vishnu
- Lakshmi Devi
- Devi Narmada
- Hanuman and Ganesh
The temple opens up early morning (5.30 am during summer and 6 am during winter) but remains closed for couple of hours during Mid-day (exact time not known). Sometimes, it can lead to disruption of planned schedule unless one reaches there in morning hours or after about 3 pm. Every year, many Kanvaraiya (people who fetch water pot from Narmada river and keep this water pot on special bamboo baskets like balance structure) fetch Narmada-Jal by walking from Narmada and pour that holy water to lord Shiva.
Connectivity:
- BY ROAD - It is well connected by roads from all directions. It is 14 km from Damoh and 120 km from Jabalpur. Buses and regular service of other public vehicles are available from Damoh.
- AIRPORT - Nearest airport is at Jabalpur about 133 km from Bandakpur.
- TRAIN/ Railway - Though Bandakpur itself is a rail station but some long distance trains may not halt there.
Support establishments: The township does not have much in terms of hotels or eating joints except for small dhabas, etc. But Damoh, a district headquarters, can be a base for stay. There is a small market surrounding the temple courtyard where visitors can purchase puja-items and toys, books, etc.
Mela: Large Mela gathering happens every year on Basant Panchami and Shivratri. Crowd gathers on Somvati Amavasya also. (No moon which occurs on Monday)
Sansad Aadarsh Gram: Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel MP of Damoh Loksabha taking Bandakpur as an Aadarsh Gram for Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna.
Coordinates: 23°51′N 79°34′E / 23.850°N 79.567°E