Maheshwar Sahastradhara

Sahastradhara or Maheshwar Sahastradhara, located 5 km from Maheshwar, right in front of Dattatreya temple, is a "picnic spot" and a beautiful mythological place of Koti Tirtha. According to the story/belief, King Sahastrabahu of Mahishmati (Maheshwar) tried to stop the flow of Narmada water with his thousand arms, but Maa Narmada got divided into thousands of streams. Even today, the flow of Narmada river can be seen divided into many streams and flowing rapidly. 

Sahastradhara International Water Sports Venue

In 2016, the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Federation (IKCA) found Sahastradhara or Sahastradhara Maheshwar useful for water sports and in collaboration with the Sports and Youth Welfare Ministry of Madhya Pradesh, prepared it for water sports competitions in the same year. Since then, national and international competitions have been organized here from time to time. Children of Madhya Pradesh Slalom Academy and Madhya Pradesh Kayaking Canoeing Academy practice here.

This place has the following features.

1. Completely natural place.

2. The only natural place in the country which can be used for 10 months in a year and remains closed only for 2 months during monsoon due to water reaching dangerous levels.

3. Such natural places in the country are in Jammu Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh but after August they are not usable.

4. It is claimed that this is Asia's number one water sport place which is continuously making its mark at the international level.

See some pictures of this place clicked during water sports competitions...

Warning:- The flow of the Narmada river is very fast at this place and the stones are slippery. Many accidents have happened here in the last few years. Therefore, you are advised not to go too close to the fast flowing river and not to take a bath in it.