Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple

Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
Shri Trimbakeshwar Mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictNashik
DeityShiva
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationTrimbak
StateMaharashtra
Country India
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is located in Maharashtra
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Location within Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates19°55′56″N 73°31′51″E / 19.93222°N 73.53083°E / 19.93222; 73.53083
Architecture
TypeHemadpanthi
CreatorBalaji Baji Rao
Website
Trimbakeshwar Trust Website

Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple (श्री त्र्यंबकेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग मंदिर) is an ancient Hindu temple in the town of Trimbak, in the Trimbakeshwar tehsil in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India, 28 km from the city of Nashik and 40 km from Nashik road.[1][2] It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is one of the twelve jyotirlingas where the Hindu genealogy registers at Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra are kept. The origin of the sacred Godavari River is near Trimbak.[3]

Kusavarta kunda (sacred pond) in the temple premises, built by Shrimant Sardar Raosaheb Parnerkar who was the Fadnavis of Indore State, is the source of the Godavari River, the second longest river in India. A bust of Sardar Fadnavis and his wife can be seen on the edge of the kunda. The current temple was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao after it was destroyed by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.[4]

  1. ^ "Trimbakeshwar Temple | Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ "Kumbh Mela: third 'shahi snaan' today at Trimbakeshwar". The Hindu. 2015-09-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ "Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik". www.trimbakeshwartrust.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. ^ "Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik". www.trimbakeshwartrust.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.