Maharashtra · West
Nashik–TrimbakNāśik–Tryambak
Kumbh Mela city on the Godavari, near the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
- Principal temple
- Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, TrimbakShiva (Jyotirlinga)
- Best time to visit
- October to March (Maharashtra Tourism, for Trimbakeshwar)
- Nearest airport
- Nashik Airport (ISK), Ozar; Mumbai (BOM) for international travel
- Nearest railway station
- Nasik Road railway station (NK); ~39 km from Trimbakeshwar Temple
- Tradition
- Śaiva · Vaiṣṇava
Overview
Nashik is a city on the Godavari in Maharashtra whose Panchavati area is associated with Rama, Sita and Lakshmana's exile in the Ramayana. It is one of the four sites of the Kumbh Mela, held here every 12 years as the Simhastha. Nearby Trimbak, about 28 km away in the Brahmagiri hills, has the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, near which the Godavari is held to originate.
See sources [1–6]- Shiva (Jyotirlinga)
- Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana
