Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlingam Temple

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Trimbakeshwar jyotirlingam 28 km from the city of Nashik. Edit

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Trimbakeshwar temple is a famous pilgrim place in the village Trimbak. Trimbakeshwar is one of the 12 jyotirlingas (and the eighth one in the series) of Lord Shiva and this one is considered to be the main jyotirlinga. Monday is a scared day here and Shivratri the holy day of Shiva Puja in a year is celebrated here. The Goddess in this temple is called Trimbakeshwari. This temple was constructed by Raju Balaji Baji Rao who ruled Maharashtra. Later, so many Maratha kings contributed in several ways to improve the temple. Very nearer to the temple, Papaharini Theertam is located. People take bath here before visiting the temple which is considered as a holy bath. This place is formed by river Godavari after falling from Brahmagiri. Trimbakeshwar is also the origin of river Godavari, the longest river in peninsular India. The Godavari River, which is considered sacred within Hinduism, originates from Bramhagiri mountains and meets the sea near Rajahmudry. Kusavarta, a kund is considered the symbolic origin of the river Godavari.

Trimbakeshwar temple of Lord Shiva

HistoryEdit

The current Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlingam Temple was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), 500 years back from now. In the period of the Peshwas regime Nana Saheb Peshwa had instructed to construct the Trimbakeshwar temple and developed and beautified the city of Trimbakeshwar.

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Nov – Mar

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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2 -3 hours

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Taxi : Taxies are available on private or sharing basis.

Bus : Trimbakeshwar is connected by bus services run by Maharashtra Road Transport Corporation. There are many private luxury buses available from Mumbai to Nasik as well.

Train : Nearest railhead is at Nasik Road. It is one the major railway stations connected to all major cities in India. Many trains are available to Nasik Road from other cities.

Air : Nearest Domestic airport is Gandhinagar Airport, Nasik (ISK) 31 kms. Another nearest airport from Trimbakeshwar is at Mumbai, which is about 200 km away from the holy city. Taxi services are available from Mumbai airport to Trimbakeshwar.

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