Nashik
is a city in the northwest of Maharashtra in India. It is located at foothill
of the Western Ghats Mountains on the side the river Godavari. On the Godavari
River a Panchvati temple complex is located. It is known as the wine capital of
India and has some excellent temples and beautiful getaways in and around it.
There are nearby destination like Igatpuri and Jawhar which is popular getaways’ from Mumbai. It’s a
major city of Maharashtra.
There
are many places and temples to visit in Nashik
like Kalaram Temple, Kapaleeshwar Temple, Navshya Ganpati Temple, Ganga
Godaveri temple, and Mukti Dham Temple, Jain Mandir, etc. And places like Sita
Gufa, Panchvati, Trimbakeshwer, Pandavaleni Caves, Dudhsagar falls, Deolali
camp, etc.
Temples in Nashik
Kalaram Temple
It is
a one of the largest and simple temple built in 1790 by Sardar Odhekar of
Peshwa. Kalaram Temple is made by complete black stones, which has four doors
facing East, West, South and North and the summit made up of gold. Hire a cab in Mumbai to visit temples in Nashik.
The temple
got the name Kalaram Mandir as the Idol of lord of Ram is of a black color and
the “Kalash” is made of 32 tons of gold.
Nearby is the Sita Gupha where Devi Sita is said to have stayed during her
eviction. The most important thing about the Kalaram Temple is located in the
Panchvati area. There are great celebration and Utsav on festivals like Ramnavmi, Dasara and Chaitra Padwa.
Kapaleeshwar
Temple
Kapaleeshwar temple was built in 7th
centuary
by the Pallavas. The original kapaleeswar temple was built where Santhome
Church is located currently in Chennai. It is the ancient Lord Shiva temples on
the side of river Godavari in Nashik is well known as Lord Kapaleeshwar Mahadev
Temple. This is a dedicated to Lord Shiva the idol of Nandi is placed facing
main avatar. Nandi is Guru of Mahadev at this because Nandi cannot ahead temple
Kapaleeshwar is among the very oldest temple one in the town. Book a cab in Nashik to visit Kapaleeshwar Temple.
Navsya
Ganpati Temple
Navsya
Ganpati Temple built in the year 1774; it is famous for providing “Jagrut Darshan”to the admirer. It is
situated on flow of river Godavari at Anandvalli, on the road going towards
Someshwar called Gangapur. The idol of Lord Ganpati was placed by Anandibai and
though there was destruction of the place of
Raghoba Peshwa by British Empire in 1818, the temple remained undamaged.
This temple has a history of more than 300 years and the idol is very
attractive especially the eye which are very beautiful. Nashik to Mumbai taxi takes you there for Navsya Ganpati Temple. The
calmness and serenity of the river Godavari add the peaceful atmosphere of this
place. This place is worth a visit and people say that they experience a
feeling of religion here.
Ganga Godaveri
Temple
Shree
Ganga Godaveri Temple is located at Nashik at Ramkund on Tuesday people opens
its doors after 12 years. It is the only temple which opens to travelers with
the 12 year Kumbh mela cycle in Nashik. Beside the Shree Ganga Godaveri Temple,
there are a total of 108 temples around
Ramkund. Around eight km away is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman in Ajneri
hills. There is Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman are believed to have spent a few years
during their 14 year long separate. People take Darshan”to of this temple after
taking bath in river.
Mukti Dham Temple
It is
a popular tourist attraction located in the Nashik Road suburb in state
Maharashtra. The temple is founded in the year 1971. There is a temple
dedicated to Lord Krishna in the Mukti Dham complex. There is also the idol of
all Hindu gods like Vishnu, Laxmi Rama, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman, Durga, and
Ganesha. Thousand of Hindu traveller visit Mukti Dham temple during Kumbh Mela.
Jain Mandir
It is
dedicated to Jain saints, there is a three beautiful stories temple complex
situated at Vilholi which is about 12 km away from Nashik. It is also known as
Shree Dharmachakra Prabhav Tirth. The temple is decorate with the idols of the
24th jain Tirtthankar.There are many nearby attractions like Sula
Vineyards, Deolali, Someshwar, Pandavleni Caves, Panchavati and Sita Gumpha.
Place in Nashik
Sita
Gumpha
It is
believed to be the place from where Sita was Kidnapped by the beast king Ravana
situated near the five Banyan trees in panchavati at the western side door of
Kalaram Temple. The cave consist the idols of Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshmana, can
be available only through the help of a narrow steps. There are many attractive
paces nearby Sita Gumpha like Panchvati, Kalaram Mandir, Naroshankar temple,
Bhaktidham temple, and Ramkund, Sula Vineyards, etc. The mythology of Ramayana
attached with the place make it very historical. If you are a Mumbai resident
just book a cab in Mumbai to visit these entire temple.
Panchvati
Panchvati
is the religious place on the northern part of river
Godavari at a distance of 5 km from Nashik.
The name is Panchvati derived from the Sanskrit Panca Five Vata Banyan Tree.
The area of five Banyan trees is located on the flow of River Godaveri in
Nashik, Maharashtra, India. In the Panchvati there are many places to visit
like Sita Gumpha, Kalaram Mandir, and Naroshankar Temple. The tourist spots
situated in the locality of Panchvati. People frequently vist here, since this
place has outstanding place in the epic.
Trimbakeshwar
It is
an ancient Hindu Temple in the town of Trimbak, in the Trimbakeshwar tehsil in
Nashik. Trimbakeshwar is a traditional center having one of the twelve
Jyotirlingas. The Jyotirlingas located in three faces Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu
and Lord Rudra. All the Jyotirlingas have Shiva as the main idol. Three source
of the Godaveri start from the Brahmagiri Mountain.
Outside the temple just in front of entrance gate, one can see few coes self
pray the grass. This is the traditional place to perform Shradha ceremony like
Narayan nagbali as per Nirnaya sindhu a religious book of Hindus.
Pandavleni
Caves
These
caves are 2000 years old and it was a build by Jain Kings. Pandavleni Caves are
group of 24 Hinayana Buddhist caves the location of the cave is holy Buddhist
site and it is situated about 8 km south of Nashik. The
cave has idols of Buddha, Jain Teerthankara Vrishabhdeo, and the icon of Bodhisattva,
Veer Manibhadraji and Ambikadevi. There are attractive water tanks that are
very skillfully shape into the rock. This place is rally quit and peaceful and
the major part of Nashik sees from the top of cave.
