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Places of Interest : Trimbakeshwar Temple | Sundarnarayan Temple | Kumbh Mela | Deolali Camp |Kalaram Mandir  |

Around Nasik : Pandu Lena | Someshwar | Museums

Trimbakeshwar temple

Trimbakeshwar temple

This temple situated in Trimbak, 30 km West of Nasik, contains one of the twelve Jyotirlingas (naturally occuring Lingas) in India. The temple has beautiful carvings. There is a belief that anybody who visits Trimbakeshwar attains salvation. It is considered to be  the holiest place to perform Shraddha ceremony as mentioned in 'Nirnaya Sindhu' - a religious book of Hindus. Non Hindus are not allowed inside the temple but one can get a clear view from outside. 
The river Godavari rises here from a hill called Brahmagiri. Nearby there is the 'Gangasagar bathing tank' into which  the Godavari river dribbles in, from its source. A bath in these waters is supposed to wash away sins. 

Sundarnarayan Temple
Sundarnarayan temple stands on the elevated west bank of the Godavari. There are small carvings of Hanuman, Narayana and Indra on the walls. This Vaishavite temple has three black Vishnu images. The hall is entered through three porches, some damaged, each with balcony seating, lobed arches and slightly bulbous domes. The doorways inside the porches are headed by angled eaves and serpentine pediments. 

Kumbh Mela
The Kumbh Mela, purportedly the largest religious gathering of on earth, attracting a huge crowd of devotees, alternates between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar every three years. The one celebrated at Allahabad is the largest and holiest of them. The Mela is noted for the huge number of Hindu holy men, especially the naked sadhus it attracts. The next Kumbh Mela is to be held here.
 
The legend goes thus- the gods and the demons fight for a pot of nectar (Amrit Kumbh): the nectar of immortality. Lord Vishnu, disguising himself as an enchantress (Mohini), seized the nectar from the demons. While fleeing from the evil ones, Lord Vishnu passed the nectar on to his winged mount, Garuda. The demons finally caught up with Garuda and in the ensuing struggle, a few drops of the precious nectar fell on Allahabad, Nasik, Haridwar and Ujjain. Since then, the Kumbh Mela has been held in all these places, alternatively, every 12 years.

Deolali Camp 
Deolali Camp is an important Indian military center. Deolali camp which is one of the oldest in India, is located 16 km away from Nasik. The center was set up by the British in 1861. An officer of the rank of Major General holds the position of the head of the Artillery school here. In the days of the British Raj, soldiers who cracked up under the stresses and strains of life in British India  were invariably packed off to a military psychiatric hospital here to recover. Its name became synonymous with nervous breakdown; hence the English idiom "to go doolally", meaning to become insane or eccentric.
 Deolali market is famous for shopping. In the Temple Hill nearby, there is a famous temple of Lord Khandoba.

Kalaram Mandir
This simple, large temple was built in 1782 by Sardar Odhekar of Peshwa. The idol of lord Ram here, is of black colour, hence the name Kala Ram Mandir. The building stands in the middle of a walled enclosure with 96 pillars and entered on the east through an arched portal. The temple is made of black stones, and has a 25 m high 'Sikhara'. The stones were brought from Ramshej 200 years ago. There are great processions and festivities during Ramnavami, Dushera and Chaitra Padwa.
Nearby is the Sita Gupha cave where Sita, wife of Rama is said to have hidden from the Demon Ravana. There is a grove of large Banyan trees near the cave.

Around Nasik

Pandu Lena

About 8km south of Nasik, close to the Mumbai road, is a group of 24 rock cut Hinayana Buddhist caves dating from around the 1st century BC. Some of them have excellent carvings on the doorways. Of them, caves 3, 10 and 18 are noteworthy. Cave 3 and cave 10 are viharas with some interesting sculptures. There is a carved Buddha in Cave 10. Cave 18 is a Chaitya,  well sculptured with an elaborate facade which is particularly noteworthy.

Someshwar
On the way to Gangapur dam, there is a beautiful nature spot called Someshwar. There is a temple of Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman on the banks of the river Godavari. The area is covered with greenery all over, with a pleasant climate. Tourists can can enjoy swimming and boating in the river. 

Museums

The Secretary, Museum of Sarvajanika Vachanalaya, Nashik 1 (Dist - Nashik)

The Curator, Regional Museum, Nashik


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