3 Nights · 4 Days
Nashik
Nashik & Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Yatra
Snan at Ramkund, Jyotirlinga darshan at Trimbakeshwar and Panchavati’s Ramayana sites.
Price
On request
Temple · Nashik–Trimbakeshwar
Kalaram Temple
Eighteenth-century black-stone temple with a black idol of Lord Rama, landmark of Panchavati.
Built in 1792, the Kalaram Temple takes its name from its black (kala) stone idol of Rama, flanked by Sita and Lakshmana. Its tall shikhara and stone enclosure make it the most striking building in Panchavati.
The temple is also remembered for the 1930 temple-entry satyagraha led by Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
Visiting tips
- Ram Navami and the Simhastha months are the busiest times.
Packages that include Kalaram Temple
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Nashik
Amrit Snan Special, Nashik
Built around one of the three 2027 Amrit Snans: arrive the day before, bathe at Ramkund, see the akhara processions.
Price
On request
More places in Nashik–Trimbakeshwar
Ghat
Ramkund, Panchavati
Main Nashik bathing site
The sacred tank on the Godavari where Lord Rama is believed to have bathed—the main Simhastha bathing site in Nashik.
Temple
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
About 28 km from Nashik
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, unique for its three-faced lingam representing Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Heritage
Sita Gufa & Panchavati
Panchavati, near Kalaram Temple
The small cave where Sita is believed to have worshipped Shiva, beside the five banyan trees that give Panchavati its name.
Heritage
Pandavleni Caves
About 8 km from central Nashik
A group of around two dozen Buddhist rock-cut caves on Trirashmi hill, dating back about two thousand years.
Ghat
Kushavarta Kund, Trimbakeshwar
Trimbak town, a short walk from the temple
The sacred tank regarded as the source of the Godavari, where the Shaiva akharas take their Simhastha snan.
Trek
Brahmagiri Hill & Gangadwar
Above Trimbak town
The hill where the Godavari rises, with the Gangadwar shrine reached by a long flight of steps.
Temple
Muktidham Temple
Near Nashik Road station
White-marble temple complex with replicas of all twelve Jyotirlingas and the Bhagavad Gita inscribed on its walls.
Day trip
Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
Roughly 200 km from Nashik
Forest Jyotirlinga in the Sahyadri hills at the source of the Bhima river, set in a wildlife sanctuary.
Day trip
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Roughly 190 km from Nashik, near Ellora
The twelfth Jyotirlinga, a red-stone temple near the Ellora Caves rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar.