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The temple is located between three hills namely: Brahmagiri, Nilagiri and; Kalagiri. The temple has three lingas (an iconic form of Shiva) representing: Shiva, Vishnu and; Brahma. The temple tank is called Amritavarshini, which measured 28 m (92 ft) by 30 m (98 ft). There are three other bodies of water, namely:
Trimbak (also known as Trimbakeshwar Trayambakēśvara) is a city and a municipal council in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is located here, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas , where the Hindu genealogy registers at Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra are kept.
The fair involves ritual bathing on the banks of Godavari river, at the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple (in Trimbak) and the Ram Kund in Nashik. Until 1789, the fair was held only at Trimbak, but after a clash between Vaishnavites and Saivites, the Maratha Peshwa segregated the Vaishnavites to the Nashik city.
Kumbh Mela 2015, with expected participation of 30 million pilgrims from worldwide, [2] was inaugurated at the Trimbakeshwar temple [3] with prayer, the blowing of a shankhanad (conch shell),showering of flower petals [4] and the traditional flag hoisting at Ramkund in Nashik and at Kushavarat in Trimbakeshwar, both 45 kms away, amidst tight security.
The origin of the Godavari River, which Hindus consider sacred, is near Trimbak. It flows for 1,465 kilometres (910 mi), first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits into two watercourses that widen into a large river delta and ...
Trimbakeshwar Range is a mountain range in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra entirely situated in Nashik District.The range lies 30 km southwest [1] to the district headquarters Nashik.
Sahaji was defeated and surrendered to Khanjamam at Mahuli fort in 1636 and this fort was surrendered to the Moghuls. In 1670 Peshwa Moropant Trimbak Pingle a chieftain of Maratha King Shivaji raje captured this fort. Moghul army tried to capture this fort after a long siege from 1682 to 1684.
Jain temple. Anjaneri is an attraction of Nasik city, which is also an important fort in the Trimbakeshwar region. Situated at 4,264 feet (1,300 m) above sea level, it lies between Nasik and Trimbakeshwar near Godavari river. It neighbors the Brahmagiri range, significant in Hindu traditions as meditation spot of Sage Gautam.