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Multi-periodSite Name: Nashik- Kumbh Mela city
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 0.441 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Nashik
Latitude: 20.006630N  Longitude: 73.792206E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Nashik- Kumbh Mela city
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Ancient Temple in India

From archaeological excavations it is found that the territory around Nashik was occupied in the early Stone Age. Tools of trap rock characteristic of that time have been found buried in the riverbed at Gangavadi, 16 Km North - West of Nashik. Agastya, the renowned sage was the first Aryan to cross the Vindhya mountains and live on the banks of the Godavari. Other sages followed Agastya and the cloister of hermitages of the bank of the Godavari was called "Janasthana". Lord Ram accompanied by Lakshman and Sita met Agastya, and he presented Ram with bow and two quivers presumable to fight the rakshasas. He also advised him to settle down at Panchavati, so called because of the five great banyan trees, which grew there. Panchavati was then at the fringe of the Dandakaranya forest. It is from here that Ravan of Lanka abducted Sita. Later on poets like Valmiki, Kalidas, the dramatist bhavbhuti discovered and found in "Padmapur" as Nashik was then known, great inspiration.

The Site For The Kumbh Mela

Trimbakeshwar is a holy town that houses one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. It also is the origin of the river Godavari and is situated 38 kms away from Nasik. The Sinhasta Kumbh Mela is held once in 12 years in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.

According to historical records, Nasik is one of four places where the elixir of immortality, the 'amrit', fell to earth from a pitcher as gods and demons were engaged in the tussle to gain the ownership of the jar full of 'amrit'. The Kumbh Mela rotates among the four holy sites every three years.

The Kumbh Mela is marked by millions of devotees' plunge into the river Godavari that is believed would cleanse their souls leading to salvation. A ritual bath at a predetermined time and place is the major event of the festival. The annual festival of Shivratri is also celebrated with great pomp and show inviting thousands of pilgrims.

More:

http://www.maharashtraweb.com/Cities/Nasik/historyofnasik.ASP

http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/history.htm

Kumbah Mela:

http://kumbh-mela.pilgrimage-india.com/trimbakeshwar-nasik-kumbh-fair.html

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Re: Nashik- Kumbh Mela city by motist on Tuesday, 27 July 2010
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More:

http://www.maharashtraweb.com/Cities/Nasik/historyofnasik.ASP

http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/history.htm

Kumbah Mela:

http://kumbh-mela.pilgrimage-india.com/trimbakeshwar-nasik-kumbh-fair.html

http://www.google.co.il/images?q=nasik+kumbh+mela&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=U2tOTIDCLpSFOIOljbkC&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCMQsAQwAw
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