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Tryambakeshwar
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Trimbakeshwar or Tryambakeshwar or Trambakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple
in the town of Trimbak, in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India, 28 km
from the city of Nashik. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the
twelve Jyotirlingaas.
It is located at the source of the Godavari River, the longest river in
peninsular India. The Godavari River, which is considered sacred within
Hinduism, originates from Bramhagiri mountains and meets the sea near
Rajahmudry. Kusavarta, a kund is considered the symbolic origin of the river
Godavari, and revered by Hindus as a sacred bathing place. Noted film maker
and father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke was born here.
In Mythology, History &
Present
Trimbakeshwar is a religious center having one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
The extraordinary feature of the Jyotirlinga located here is its three faces
embodying Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Rudra. Due to excessive use of
water, the linga has started to erode. It is said that this erosion
symbolizes the eroding nature of human society. The Lingas are covered by a
jeweled crown which is placed over the Gold Mask of Tridev (Brahma Vishnu
Mahesh). The crown is said to be from the age of Pandavs and consists of
diamonds, emeralds, and many precious stones. The crown is displayed every
Monday from 4-5 pm (Shiva).
All other Jyotirlingas have Shiva as the main deity. The entire black stone
temple is known for its appealing architecture and sculpture and is at the
foothills of a mountain called Brahmagiri.Three sources of the godavari
originate from the brahmagiri mountain.
This place is famous for lots of religious rituals (vidhis). Narayan-Nagbali,
Kalsarpa Shanti, Tripindi vidhi are done here. Narayan-Nagbalipuja is
performed at Trimbakeshwar only. This puja is performed in three days. This
puja is performed on special dates. Some days are not suitable to perform
this puja. This puja is performed for many reasons like to cure an illness,
going through bad times, killing a Cobra (Nag), childless couples, financial
crisis or you want to perform some religious puja to have everything.
Trimbakeshwar town has a large number of Brahmin households and is also a
centre for Vedic Gurukuls (kind of boarding school). It also has ashrams and
Muths devoted to Ashtanga Yoga, the Hindu art of living.
The existing temple was built out of basalt after it was commissioned by
Peshwa Nanasaheb. It so happens that the Peshwa made a bet on whether the
stone surrounding the Jyotirlinga, is hollow from the inside or not. The
stone was proved to be hollow, and on losing the bet, the Peshwa built a
marvelous temple out of it. The Shiva idol of the temple consisted of the
world famous Nassak Diamond. It was appropriated by the British in The Third
Anglo-Maratha War and lies with one owner or the other ever since. The
diamond presently lies with Edward J. Hand, a trucking firm executive from
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
The place is known for its scenic beauty in rainy/monsoon season and is
surrounded by lush green hills untouched by pollution. Anjaneri mountain,
the birth place of Lord Hanuman, is 7 km from Trimbakeshwar.