Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Announces Ekatma Yatra Ahead of Simhastha 2028
Madhya Pradesh plans a large journey called the Ekatma Yatra.
It will take place before Simhastha 2028 and end during that event.
The journey will share India’s spiritual traditions and the idea that different forms of worship can lead to the same highest truth.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced it at a ceremony in Omkareshwar.
At the ceremony, he also began construction of a special Panchayatana temple.
Lord Shiva will be in the middle of the temple, with four other shrines around him.
The temple will use traditional Indian architecture and carved pink sandstone.
The government says Ekatma Dham and nearby Ujjain will become important spiritual centres.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced a grand Ekatma Yatra ahead of Simhastha 2028.
The yatra will promote India’s ancient knowledge traditions, spiritual heritage and philosophy of oneness.
It will culminate during Simhastha 2028 and present India’s spiritual traditions globally.
Yadav laid the foundation stone for a Panchayatana temple at Ekatma Dham in Omkareshwar.
The temple will place Shiva at the centre, with shrines to Vishnu, Surya, Ganesha and Shakti at its four corners.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the yatra; sants and representatives of ascetic traditions attended the ceremony.
- What
- A grand Ekatma Yatra will be organised, and a Panchayatana temple is being constructed at Ekatma Dham.
- When
- The announcement and foundation ceremony took place on Thursday; the yatra is planned ahead of and will culminate during Simhastha 2028.
- Where
- The ceremony was held at Ekatma Dham on Mandhata Mountain in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh; the yatra is intended to reach people across India and the world.
- Why
- The yatra is intended to spread India’s ancient knowledge traditions, spiritual heritage, spiritual leadership lineage and philosophy of oneness.
- Yatra
- The Ekatma Yatra will precede and culminate during Simhastha 2028.
- Temple location
- The Panchayatana temple is being developed at Ekatma Dham on Mandhata Mountain in Omkareshwar.
- Religious concept
- The Panchayatana tradition presents different divine forms as expressions of the same Param Brahma.
- Temple arrangement
- Lord Shiva will be at the centre, with shrines to Vishnu, Surya, Ganesha and Shakti at the four corners.
- Construction features
- The complex will include 100 carved pillars, eight smaller spires and 121 kalash.
- Materials and design
- The temple is being built in the traditional Nagara style using about 80,000 cubic feet of carved pink sandstone.
- Additional dimensions
- The main mandap will have a 26-foot-wide dome, and the temple will stand on a 16-foot-high jagati.
