Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
3000 BCEOral / medieval / documented historyPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific invocations
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk
Panchavaṭi and Trimbakeśvara
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava / Shaiva
The Place
- Location: Nashik (Panchavati), Nashik, Maharashtra (19.9975°N, 73.7898°E)
Sacred Narrative
Panchavaṭi — Rama's forest-exile home in Nashik, Maharashtra, where Sūrpaṇakhā (Rāvaṇa's sister) attempted to seduce Rama and Lakshmana cut her nose. Nearby: Trimbakeśvara Jyotir-liṅga (10th of the 12), at the source of the Godavari river (Brahmagiri peak, 1,295m). One of the 4 Kumbh Mela locations (Nashik Kumbh every 12 years, next 2027). The Nāsik Kumbh of 2015 drew ~7 crore pilgrims.
Why This Entry Matters
India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions — each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific invocations
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Panchavaṭi and TrimbakeśvaraMedieval-modern📍 Nashik (Panchavati), Nashik, Maharashtra, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival · Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipPanchavaṭi of Nashik — Rama's forest-exile home
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Panchavaṭi and Trimbakeśvara festival
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition: scholarly and community sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerNashik District Gazetteer
