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Trimbak, Nashik, Maharashtra · 19.9322°, 73.5309°
Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari beneath Brahmagiri hill — unique in that the linga shows three small faces for the Trimurti, crowned on occasion with a jewelled Nassak-diamond-lineage crown. The Peshwa-built basalt temple hosts the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela every twelve years and is the classic seat for Narayan-Nagbali ancestral rites.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Sage Gautama, framed by jealous rishis for killing a cow, did penance until Shiva drew the Ganga down as the Godavari to purify him — the reluctant river seeping (as Ganga Gautami) from Brahmagiri drop by drop into the Kushavarta kund.
Trimbak village sits about 28 km from Nashik and is well served by Maharashtra state transport buses. The nearest railhead is Nashik Road, roughly 40 km away; the closest airport is Ozar (Nashik) international airport, about 24 km from Nashik city.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha (Peshwa)
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