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Things to See in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar Beyond the Holy Dip

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Wed 21 Oct 2026

The bath is the heart of the Kumbh, but there is more to see: Ramkund and Panchavati, the Kalaram temple and Sita Gufa, Trimbakeshwar and Kushavarta, Brahmagiri and Anjaneri.

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Places and traditions are from official and temple sources. Distances are by road, from a source or OpenStreetMap; aarti and darshan times can change on festival days.

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Temples, ghats, camps and nearby places

Pilgrims bathing at Ramkund on the Godavari in Nashik, seen through the arches of a riverside arcadeRamkund from the riverside arcade, Nashik. Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsGhatRamkundThe pool in the Godavari where, by tradition, Rama bathed; built in 1696 and later repaired by Gopikabai. It holds the Asthivilaya Tirth, where families immerse ashes.1About 2 km from Nashik's Central Bus Stand and 10 km from Nashik Road station, the district says.
AartiGodavari aarti at RamkundAn evening aarti of the Godavari at Ramkund, performed by the local Purohit Sangh, National Herald reported in 2024. A larger Godavari aarti is planned for the Simhastha.2,3,4
The Godavari ghats at Panchavati, Nashik, with riverside temples and pilgrims at the waterThe Godavari at Panchavati, Nashik. Photo: Saket Verma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsQuarterPanchavatiThe quarter on the Godavari's left bank, named, it is said, after five banyans. Ramkund, Kalaram, Sita Gufa, Kapaleshwar, Naroshankar and many more temples stand here.5About 3 km from Nashik's Central Bus Stand, the district says.
The black stone Kalaram Temple in Panchavati, Nashik, under a clear blue skyKalaram Temple, Nashik. Photo: K.Venkataramana, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleKalaram templeA Rama temple of black basalt, built 1788 to 1792, named after its black stone idol. In 1930 Dr B. R. Ambedkar led a satyagraha here for Dalits' entry.6About 10 km from Nashik Road station, Maharashtra Tourism says.
Pilgrims queueing at the entrance to Sita Gufa in Panchavati, Nashik, beside a sacred banyan treeSita Gufa, Panchavati. Photo: Omkarwalimbewikitakesnasik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleSita GufaA small cave temple, believed to be where Sita was abducted by Ravana, with idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in a dimly lit sanctum.6,5A short walk from the Kalaram temple, Maharashtra Tourism says.
The carved stone shikhara of the Naroshankar Temple in Nashik, in warm lightNaroshankar Temple, Nashik. Photo: AnandKatgaonkar, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleNaroshankar templeA carved Shiva temple, also called Rameshvar, built in 1747 by Narushankar Raja Bahadur. A dome in its wall holds a large bell dated 1721, the 1883 Gazetteer records.7
CampTapovan and the sadhugramIn a Simhastha the akharas live in a sadhugram, with land allotted as in 2015, the authority's plan says. Reports place Nashik's at Tapovan, linked by tradition with Rama.8,9,10
SatsangReligious discussions and devotional singingThe district lists religious discussions, devotional singing, feeding of holy people and the poor, and religious assemblies among Kumbh activities. The 2027 plan tentatively proposes a Godavari pandal.11,8
Trimbakeshwar Temple near NashikTrimbakeshwar Temple. Photo: K.Venkataramana, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleTrimbakeshwar templeA Jyotirlinga temple built by the Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (1740 to 1760) on an older temple's site. Its linga has three faces, for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the trust says.12,13About 28 km from Nashik city, the district says.
The Kushavarta kund in Trimbakeshwar: a stone tank with railings in still water, the colonnade and temple spires around it and hills behind, reflected in the water.Kushavarta Kund, Trimbakeshwar. Photo: Studio Gestalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsGhatKushavartaA 21-foot-deep kund built in 1750, where by tradition the Godavari re-emerges. Devotees bathe here before darshan; the Brahmagiri pradakshina starts here in Shravan.14,15,16About 400 m from the Trimbakeshwar temple, the district says.
The Gangadwar shrine built into the rock face of Brahmagiri hill, with stone steps leading up to itGangadwar on Brahmagiri, Trimbakeshwar. Photo: Pradeep717, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleBrahmagiri and GangadwarPilgrims climb Brahmagiri's steps to Gangadwar, a cave temple held to be the Godavari's first visible point. In Shravan, devotees walk about 40 km round the hills barefoot.15,16
The flat top of Anjaneri hill under monsoon clouds, with green paddy fields belowAnjaneri hill, near Trimbakeshwar. Photo: Coolgama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsNearbyAnjaneriA hill held by legend to be Hanuman's birthplace, with a cave linked to his childhood on the 4 km hike to the top, Incredible India says.17About 20 km from Nashik on the Trimbakeshwar road, Incredible India says.
MuseumCoin Museum, AnjaneriA museum of the history of Indian currency, set up in 1980 under the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, on the Nashik to Trimbakeshwar road.18About 20 km from Nashik city, the district says.
Carved pillars and an arched doorway cut into the rock at the Pandavleni Caves on Trirashmi hill, Nashik.Pandavleni Caves, Nashik. Photo: Anandbora72, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsMuseumPandavleni CavesAn ancient Buddhist site of rock-cut caves more than 2,000 years old, Maharashtra Tourism says.6

With respect

  • Ramkund is also a place of rites for the dead: families immerse ashes at its Asthivilaya Tirth, the district says. KumbhMela.info's guidance: give families space and do not photograph their rites.1
  • The Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust gives darshan hours of 5:30 am to 9 pm and warns that timings may change on festival days. No dress code was found on the trust's website.12
Sources (18)
  1. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Ramkund Nashik
  2. National Herald (Surekha More): Hindu priests at loggerheads with govt over Goda Aarti in Nashik (17 February 2024) (2024)
  3. Free Press Journal (Prashant Nikale): Nashik to introduce Godavari Aarti modelled after Varanasi, Haridwar (18 February 2024) (2024)
  4. Free Press Journal: Nashik: 6,000 tribal people to perform Godavari Aarti alongside President Murmu (24 September 2026) (2026)
  5. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Panchvati
  6. Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra: Kalaram Temple
  7. Government of Bombay, Government Central Press; scan on the Internet Archive: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume XVI: Nasik (1883): Nasik pilgrims (pp. 527 to 530), Narushankar's temple (p. 519) and Trimbak (pp. 652 to 654) (1883)
  8. Nashik Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, Government of Maharashtra: Kumbh Mela Plan, first edition: Sadhugram and Ghats (Nashik Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027) (2026)
  9. Free Press Journal: Nashik: Sadhugram land acquisition fast-tracked for Simhastha Kumbh; special officer appointed (6 August 2026) (2026)
  10. Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India: Tapovan
  11. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Culture and Heritage: Simhastha Kumbhamela (Nashik District)
  12. Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust: Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust: home page and daily programme
  13. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Trimbakeshwar Temple
  14. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Kushavart Tirtha, Trimbakeshwar
  15. Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra: Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
  16. Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India: Trimbakeshwar Darshan Feri: Brahmagiri Pradakshina
  17. Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India: Anjaneri Hills
  18. Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra: Important Places (Nashik District)

Plan the day around the bath

Our itineraries fit these places around a bathing day, and our stay guides map the areas for Haridwar, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, Prayagraj and Ujjain.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
First visitA simple order for getting ready
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

18 sources · checked 21 Oct 2026
  1. Ramkund Nashik · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  2. Panchvati · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  3. Kushavart Tirtha, Trimbakeshwar · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  4. Trimbakeshwar Temple · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  5. Important Places (Nashik District) · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  6. Culture and Heritage: Simhastha Kumbhamela (Nashik District) · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  7. Kalaram Temple · Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra ·
  8. Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple · Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra ·
  9. Trimbakeshwar Darshan Feri: Brahmagiri Pradakshina · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ·
  10. Anjaneri Hills · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ·
  11. Tapovan · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ·
  12. Kumbh Mela Plan, first edition: Sadhugram and Ghats (Nashik Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027) · Nashik Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, Government of Maharashtra ·
  13. Nashik: Sadhugram land acquisition fast-tracked for Simhastha Kumbh; special officer appointed (6 August 2026) · Free Press Journal ·
  14. Hindu priests at loggerheads with govt over Goda Aarti in Nashik (17 February 2024) · National Herald (Surekha More) ·
  15. Nashik: 6,000 tribal people to perform Godavari Aarti alongside President Murmu (24 September 2026) · Free Press Journal ·
  16. Nashik to introduce Godavari Aarti modelled after Varanasi, Haridwar (18 February 2024) · Free Press Journal (Prashant Nikale) ·
  17. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume XVI: Nasik (1883): Nasik pilgrims (pp. 527 to 530), Narushankar's temple (p. 519) and Trimbak (pp. 652 to 654) · Government of Bombay, Government Central Press; scan on the Internet Archive ·
  18. Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust: home page and daily programme · Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust ·