Nashik

Devi Saptashringi, Nashik district, Maharashtra

Panchavati, Nashik, Nashik district, Maharashtra

Ram Kund, Panchavati, Nashik district, Maharashtra

Kalaram Mandir, Panchavati, Nashik district, Maharashtra

• Meditation: I meditate on the Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga in Nashik where Lord Shiva appeared before sage Gautama, and Panchavati where Sri Rama stayed during his forest exile.

• Nashik: Nashik is an ancient pilgrimage which has a Jyotirlinga, a Shakti Peetha and is also a place of Kumbha Mela. It is also identified with Panchavati where Sri Rama stayed during the forest exile.

• Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeshwar temple of Nashik district is a Jyotirlinga identified with the Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga mentioned in Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita 24.

• Janasthana Shakti Peetha: Devi Saptashrungi temple of Vani is identified with the Janasthana Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Place of Kumbha Mela: Nashik is one of the four places where Kumbha Mela is held (Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik).

• Panchavati: Nashik Panchavati is identified with the ancient Panchavati forest where Sri Rama stayed during his forest exile.

• Nashik is located in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

1. Stotras
2. Scriptures
3. Pilgrimages
4. Festivals
5. Saints: Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana
6. Sadhana
7. Sanskrit
8. Nature

Meditation on Earth and Life: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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