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Ichamani Temple |
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 Ichamani Temple situated in Upnagar on Nashik Pune highway
this temple is visited by huge number of devotees on every Teusday and on
the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
It is also known to be one of the
Astvinayak (eight forms of Lord Ganesh) situated in and around Maharastra.
This temple has been a place of attraction for all the Maharastrians
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| Panchavati |
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River Godavari flows
through Nasik and its Northern part is called as Panchavati. It is said
that lord Shri Ram and Sita along with Laxman stayed at Panchavati for
some time. Thus Panchavati has gained holy importance. There are
five Banyan (Vad) trees and hence the area is called Panchavati. Nearby is
Sita Gumpha (cave) where Sita is said to have stayed for some time.
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Sita Gumpha
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The Gumpha (i.e.
Cave) is near the five Banyan trees in Panchavati. One can enter the
cave with the help of a very narrow staircase. The cave has the idol of
Shree Ram, Laxman and Sita. To the left, one can enter into the
cave having the Shiva Linga.
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| Trimbak |
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West of
Nasik, is centred around the beautiful
Gangasagar Tank, and 690 steps lead up the hill behind Trimbak to the
source of the Godavari itself. The town is partly surrounded by a
fantastic semi - circle of hills, topped by a near vertical scrap of about
40 m. The impressive Maratha Fort is situated 550m above the village
at 1,295m. There are two gateways, and the Trimbakeshwar Temple, an
18th century Siva sanctuary with a jyotirlinga, is a Pilgrimage site.
A large fair is held, the important Sinhastha Fair occurring every 12
years.
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Kalaram
mandir
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Another important
temple is that of Kala Ram. This temple was built by Peshwas. There are
great processions and utsav on Ramnavami, Dasara and Chaitra Padwa
(Hindu new year day). The specialty of the temple is that it was built
with black stones. The stones were brought from Ramshej 200 years ago. It
took 23 lakhs of rupees and 2000 workers to build the temple in 12 years.
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How to
get there?
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By Road : Mumbai-Nasik
185 kms. via Thane-Kasara - Igatpuri, Ghoti NH-3. Pune-Nasik 202 kms. via
Rajguru Nagar, Narayangaon, Sangamner NH-50. Asiad & Taxi service from
Mumbai & Thane available.
By Rail : Nasik Road is one of the major stations on Central
Railway (Mumbai - Nasik 188 kms).
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Accommodation
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Hotel Royale Heritage
Taj Residency
Hotel Greenview
Hotel Holiday Plaza
Hotel Panchavati
Sangam Hotel
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+(91)-(22)-2596175/2595852
+(91)-(253)-22384499
+(91)-(253)-2572231/2572232
+(91)-(253)-273521/271248
+(91)-(253)-2572291 / 2
+(91)-(253)-279420/279325
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