NASHIK TRAVEL INFORMATION
Nashik is a city of great religious and historical significance, and the ground on which the Simhastha Kumbh Mela is held. It is believed to be the place where Lakshmana, the brother of Lord Rama, cut off the nose of the demoness Surpanakha, and the city takes its name from nasika, the Sanskrit word for nose.
PLACES TO SEE
RAMKUND, NASHIK
An ancient bathing ghat on the Godavari in Panchavati, a Sanskrit name meaning “five banyan trees”. It is traditionally associated with Lord Rama’s bath during his fourteen-year exile, and is the principal bathing site of the Vaishnava akharas.
KUSHAVARTA KUND, TRIMBAKESHWAR
A sacred tank regarded as the symbolic source of the Godavari, beside the Trimbakeshwar temple at the foot of Brahmagiri hill. It is the principal bathing site of the Shaiva akharas. Trimbakeshwar is approximately 30 km from Nashik by road.
TRIMBAKESHWAR TEMPLE
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred shrines of Lord Shiva.
PANCHAVATI
The religious quarter of Nashik associated with the Ramayana, home to Ramkund.
ELLORA AND AJANTA CAVES
World Heritage sites near Aurangabad (officially Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar). Ellora has Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples, crowned by the Kailasa temple carved from a single rock. Ajanta’s Buddhist caves are painted with scenes from the life of the Buddha.
HOW TO REACH NASHIK
Nashik’s Ozar domestic airport connects the city to Mumbai and other major Indian cities. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, approximately 170 km away, is the nearest airport for international flights
Nashik Road railway station is the main railhead, with regular trains to Mumbai, Pune, Chhatrapati ambhajinagar (Aurangabad) and other cities.
BY ROAD
Nashik is well connected to Mumbai, Pune and other major cities by the NH60 Mumbai–Agra highway and the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway.
DISTANCES
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Nashik
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Nashik Road Railway Station
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10 KM
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Nashik
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Ozar airport
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20 KM
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Nashik
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Trimbakeshwar
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30 KM
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Nashik
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Shirdi
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90 KM
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Nashik
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Mumbai
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170 KM
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Nashik
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Aurangabad
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200 KM
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Nashik
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Pune
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210 KM
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Nashik
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Ajanta
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300 KM
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