 Nashik
is located in northern Maharashtra on the bank of the Godavari
River, about 185 km from Mumbai and 115 km from Pune. It derives
its name from the Sanskrit word nasika, meaning nose. According
to legends Laxman chopped off Shrupnakha nose, here in Nashik.
Here Ram spent major part of his 14-year exile. Nashik isregarded
as a major pilgrim center for Hindus in Western India. Nashik
is also popular for kumbh mela held here every 12 years. Millions
of pilgrims throng to Nashik during kumbh to make a holy dip
in ghats of Godavari. Another major pilgrimage here is the shrine
of Sai Baba at Shirdi near by.
Nashik possesses some of the beautiful monuments and scenic
tourist places that are difficult to be ignored. As it produces
varieties of fruits and vegetable, it is also famous as the
fruit basket of western India.
The famous tourist attractions here include Ramkund,
Sunder Narayan Temple, Pandavleni Caves, Panchawati Ghat, Coin
Museum, Kala Rama Mandir, Muktidham Temple, Sita Gufa and Indian
Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies.
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