Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga

Trimbakeshwar at the foot of Brahmagiri hills near Nashik is unique among the twelve Jyotirlingas — the sanctum holds three tiny lingams (Trimbak = three-eyed lord) representing Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh in a small depression filled with water that is the very source of the Godavari river. The present Nagara-style black-basalt temple was built between 1755 and 1786 by Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (Nana Saheb) over an older shrine built by the Satavahanas; the sanctum's crown holds the Nassak Diamond, later looted to the British Crown. Trimbakeshwar is the ONLY place in India where the elaborate Narayan-Nagbali, Kalsarpa Shanti and Tripindi Shradh rituals are performed, believed to release ancestors from preta-loka and to neutralise serpent doshas in the horoscope. The Kushavarta Kund on the temple premises, dug by Gautama Rishi, is the official spiritual source of the Godavari — actual geographical source is on Brahmagiri at 1,295 m, a 750-step climb from the temple. Once every 12 years the Simhastha Kumbh Mela is held here when Jupiter enters Leo; the 2027–28 Simhastha is expected to draw over 8 crore pilgrims. The temple opens its inner sanctum to non-Hindus only on viewing distance, but every devotee can perform abhishek by entering through the special Trimbak Raja seva.

Nagara-style shikhara with a raised sanctum, a pillared mandapa, and stone carvings depicting Shiva's cosmic dance. The stonework at Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga has been maintained across generations by the temple trust, honouring both the vastu tradition and the region's craftsmanship.

Lord Shiva (Trimbakeshwar) is worshipped here as the presiding form of the divine. Devotees offer prayers, flowers, and sacred chants; the daily aarti cycles anchor the temple's rhythm from Brahma Muhurta at dawn to the Shayan aarti at night.

• Kakad Aarti05:30 AM
• Madhyan Aarti01:30 PM
• Sandhya Aarti07:30 PM

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• Kushavarta Kund
• Anjaneri (birthplace of Hanuman)
• Brahmagiri Hills