Mai ka Madwa is a best place to visit in Gorela Pendra Marwahi district. Mai ka Madwa is situated inside dense forest. This place is located in Pendra tehsil. This is a renowned spot to visit in Pendra. This place is about 22 kilometers away from Pendra. You can come here comfortably. You can come here by road. Mai Ka Madwa is located in Thandpathra village. You can come here by bike.
Mai Ka Madwa is situated in a dense forest, where a river flows, in which a beautiful waterfall is formed. This place is famous as Mai Ka Madwa. Here you can see naturally made temples. This temple is built in the rocks. Here the temple of Hanuman ji, Shivji, Maa Narmada ji is built which is very beautiful. Here water sanctification is finished on the Shivling inside the cavern. This water comes from the mountains and falls on Shivji. This place is naturally beautiful. You can reach here comfortably. You can come here by trekking. Some distance you have to walk and some distance you can reach by bike.
According to mythological belief, Mai Ka Madwa is the same place where the marriage of Mother Narmada and Sonbhadra was about to take place, for which all kinds of preparations had been made here. Here in Madwa of Mai, there are many such shapes carved on the rocks which are considered to be in the form of drums and balls of dough. Although they may look like stones, the belief says that this was a preparation for a wedding. There are 2 ponds built here which are called Handi Kundi.
According to folklore, these were the dowry given to Mother Narmada. When mother Narmada’s father King Makhal fixed the marriage of Princess Narmada and Prince Sonbhadra, the princess wished to see him at least once. For this, she sent her friend Juhila to the prince with her message. But a lot of time passed and Juhila did not return. After this the princess started getting worried and went in search of him. Then she reached Sonbhadra and saw Juhila with him. Seeing this he became very angry. Only after this, she took a vow to remain a virgin for life and moved in the opposite direction, it is said that from then onwards Narmada joined the Arabian Sea, whereas if we talk about other rivers, all the rivers meet in the Bay of Bengal.
When you reach Mai Ka Madwa, you get to see a huge waterfall on the right, the beauty of the waterfall is worth seeing during the rainy days, but during the rainy days you cannot cross the Aama Nala to see Mai Ka Madwa. Parikrama residents who perform Panchkosi Parikrama after having darshan of Mai Madwa can reach Mai Ki Bagiya by climbing the hill. It is not possible to cross Amanala during the rainy season, hence the best time to visit Mai Ka Madwa is from October-November to June.
Going towards the back side of the Ashram in Mai Ke Madwa, you can go down the stairs and have a darshan of Mai Ke Madwa amid the panoramic view of nature. It is in a cave form which is difficult to describe in words. You can reach here yourself and enjoy the spiritual experiences here.
