Tryambakeshwar Mahadev Temple, Nashik, MH. India

Tryambakeshwar Mahadev Temple, Nashik, MH. India

A holy town, Tryambakeshwar situated at Nashik, Maharashtra is surrounded with Natural beauty from mountains to water falls & dams & birds. The best time to visit Tryambakeshwar is during monsoon. There is also a waterfall after 50 mins trekking behind the mountain you can see in this shot, which is carries its own speciality, that is, the water never falls down. I mean, the air pressure is so high that the water fly back up in the air instead of falling down. Trekking is not very tough but a bit skeptical due to wet steps & inclines at 50 - 85 degree angle upwards. Once reaching the top, has the feeling of heavenly beauty. 

There are two more temples on top behind this mountain and they are, Brahmagiri & Jatamandir.

Tryambakeshwar Temple:

Trimbakeshwar is a religious center having one of the twelve Jyotirlinga. The extraordinary feature of the Jyotirlinga located here is its three faces embodying Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Rudra. Due to excessive use of water, the linga has started to erode. It is said that this erosion symbolizes the eroding nature of human society. The Lingas are covered by a jeweled crown which is placed over the Gold Mask of Tridev (Brahma Vishnu Mahesh). The crown is said to be from the age of Pandavs and consists of diamonds, emeralds, and many precious stones. The crown is displayed every Monday from 4-5 pm (Shiva).

All other Jyotirlingas have Shiva as the main deity. The entire black stone temple is known for its appealing architecture and sculpture and is at the foothills of a mountain called Brahmagiri. Three sources of the Godavari originate from the Brahmagiri mountain.

Kushavarta - Tryambakeshwar. Nashik. 

Ganges was not prepared to part with Lord Shiva, which irritated him. He made TandavNrutya (dance) on the peak of Brahmagiri and dashed his jata there. Frightened by this action, Ganges appeared on Brahmagiri. Later on Ganges appeared in the Trimbak Tirtha. Gautama praised her but she off and on appeared on the mountain at various places and disappeared in anger. Gautama could not bathe in her waters. Ganges then appeared in Gangadwar, Varaha-tirtha, Rama-Laxman tirtha, Ganga Sagar tirtha. Still Gautama could not bathe in her waters. The Gautama surrounded the river with enchanted grass and put a vow to her. The flow stopped there and the tirtha thus came to be called Kushavarta. It is from this Kushavarta that the river Godavari flows up to the sea. The sin of killing a cow by Gautama was wiped off here. 

Another Shiv Linga with Nandi at the back of Tryambakeshwar Temple. The entire Shiv Linga, Nandi (The Bull to the left hand side) & the pillars are carved from the Black Stones. The carving work has it own special feel of finish that shows the devotion & determination. 

Brahmagiri (Giri means Hill) Temple, Tryambakeshwar. Nashik.

With the Elevation of 4,248 ft (1,295 m), this beautiful temple is dedicated to Lord Brahma, the creator of Brahmand (The Universe) as per Indian Mythology. Saint Gautam worshiped Lord Shiva to bring Ganga in this hill. This river is known as River Gautami in the Brahmagiri hills.

In the year 1908, Seth Lalchand Jashodanand Bhambhani of Karachi and Seth Ganeshdas built 500 steps of stone at a cost of Rs. 40,000. This has facilitated easy access to Brahmagiri. The water flows in three directions on the mountain. The one flowing towards east becomes Godavari River, one flowing towards the south is Vaitarna river and the one flowing towards the west is called the west-flowing Ganga and meets Godavari near Chakra Tirth. River Ahilya meets Godavari in front of the Trimbakeshwar temple. Childless families worship at the Ahilya sangam and it is believed that they do get a child.

Jata Mandir, Tryambakeshwar. Nashik.

Jata Mandir, indicates, the Temple of Lord Shiva. Jata means Hair. It is believed, that, this temple has hair of Lord Shiva from which Holy river Godāvari (Sister of Holy River Gangé) flows. 

Make A Wish

Some people do make a wish here for their desires. Piling up these stones denotes making a wish. You will find many such stacked up stones by devotes visiting here & calling for their desires. Hope your visit to mountain top of Tryambakeshwar can help you fulfil your aspiration too…

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