Trimbakeshwar
Temple is the most popular and most visited excursion near the Nashik
city of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Trimbak village, which lies
at a distance of approximately 36 km from Nashik. One of the main
attractions of the Trimbakeshwar Temple is that it is regarded as the
main Jyotirlinga, amongst the 12 Jyotirlingas situated in India. The
temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and serves as the venue of the main
pujas (worship rituals) done in India, namely Narayan Nagbali, Tripindi
and Kalsarpa.It has been built as per the Indo Aryan style and has been beautifully adorned with idols and sculptures, comprising the figures of humans, animals as well as yakshas. Encircling the Trimbakeshwar Temple is a colossal wall, made out of stone. In the path that leads to the temple is a large statue of a bull and one enters the sanctum sanctorum, the marble idol of Nandi Bull, the vehicle of Lord Shiva, comes into view. The Jyotirlingam is situated right in the center of the garbagriha and from here, River Ganges trickles constantly throughout the year.
Trimbakeshwar Temple serves as the venue of the Triyambak Kumbhamela, which takes place every twelve years for Shaivites (people who worship Lord Shiva). The Jyotirlinga at Trimbak has a very unique feature, unlike that of the eleven other Jyotirlingas. It comprises of three faces, representing the Hindu Trinity of Gods - Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahesh (Shiva). Situated near the mandir is the Gangasagar bathing tank, a dip in which is supposed to wash away all the sins of a person.
Situated at the foothills of Brahmagiri Mountain, Trimbakeshwar Temple has the Godavari River flowing near it. It is believed that anyone who visits the temple attains salvation from the world. The temple is also regarded as the most sacred place to perform the Shraddha ceremony of the deceased soul. The present structure of the temple was built by Baji Rao Peshwa, in the year 1730. since that time, Trimbakeshwar Temple has been attracting devotees as well as tourists from remotest corners of India as well as the world.
