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Nashik with Trimbakeshwar and Panchavati: 1, 2 or 3 Days

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Tue 20 Oct 2026

Bathe at Ramkund in Panchavati, the old temple quarter of Nashik, and at Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar, where the Godavari rises. The two bathing centres are about 28 to 30 km apart. On an Amrit Snan day, pick one centre and stay near it.

EvergreenChecked on Tue 20 Oct 2026

The places and what pilgrims do there come from tourism, district and temple sources; distances inside each city from OpenStreetMap routes; train times from NTES, checked on 20 October 2026. Bathing-day notes are from past melas, with their year.

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The plan, day by day

Bathe at Ramkund in Panchavati, the old temple quarter of Nashik, and at Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar, where the Godavari rises. The two bathing centres are about 28 to 30 km apart. On an Amrit Snan day, pick one centre and stay near it.

One day

Day 1

  1. Dawn
    Ramkund

    Pilgrims bathe at Ramkund on the Godavari, the holiest spot in Nashik, where by tradition Rama used to bathe.

    About 12 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 10 minutes on a clear road. From Nashik Road station. The district puts Ramkund about 10 km from the station.
  2. Morning
    Kalaram Temple

    Darshan of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in black stone, in a temple of black basalt built between 1788 and 1792.

    About 0.4 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  3. Morning
    Sita Gufa

    A small cave shrine a short walk from the Kalaram temple, with idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. It is believed to be where Ravana carried Sita away.

    About 0.2 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  4. Afternoon
    Kushavarta

    Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Kushavarta kund before darshan at the temple. By tradition the Godavari, which disappears on Brahmagiri, comes out again here.

    The Trimbakeshwar temple is about 28 km from Nashik city, the district says, and MSRTC's 2025 timetable lists a Nashik to Trimbakeshwar shuttle every 30 minutes from 5:30 AM. OpenStreetMap gives about 31 km from Panchavati and estimates 30 minutes on a clear road.
  5. Afternoon
    Trimbakeshwar Temple

    Darshan of Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Pilgrims believe its linga has three faces, for Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

    About 0.6 km on foot, roughly 10 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). The district puts Kushavarta 400 metres from the temple.

Two days

Day 1

  1. Dawn
    Ramkund

    Pilgrims bathe at Ramkund on the Godavari, the holiest spot in Nashik, where by tradition Rama used to bathe.

    About 12 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 10 minutes on a clear road. From Nashik Road station. The district puts Ramkund about 10 km from the station.
  2. Morning
    Kalaram Temple

    Darshan of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in black stone, in a temple of black basalt built between 1788 and 1792.

    About 0.4 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  3. Morning
    Sita Gufa

    A small cave shrine a short walk from the Kalaram temple, with idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. It is believed to be where Ravana carried Sita away.

    About 0.2 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  4. Morning
    Kapaleshwar Mahadev Temple

    A Shiva temple in Panchavati, near Ramkund, among the old temples the district lists in and around Panchavati.

    About 0.5 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).There is no separate page for this temple; the Panchavati page covers it.
  5. Afternoon
    Tapovan

    A riverside area on the Godavari where, by tradition, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana spent part of their exile. Its name means forest of meditation.

    About 3.9 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 5 minutes on a clear road.

Day 2

  1. Dawn
    Kushavarta

    Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Kushavarta kund before darshan at the temple. By tradition the Godavari, which disappears on Brahmagiri, comes out again here.

    The Trimbakeshwar temple is about 28 km from Nashik city, the district says, and MSRTC's 2025 timetable lists a Nashik to Trimbakeshwar shuttle every 30 minutes from 5:30 AM. OpenStreetMap gives about 31 km from Panchavati and estimates 30 minutes on a clear road.
  2. Morning
    Trimbakeshwar Temple

    Darshan of Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Pilgrims believe its linga has three faces, for Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

    About 0.6 km on foot, roughly 10 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). The district puts Kushavarta 400 metres from the temple.
  3. Afternoon
    Brahmagiri and Gangadwar

    Pilgrims climb Brahmagiri to Gangadwar, a cave temple held to be the first point where the Godavari can be seen.

    About 2.1 km on foot, roughly 30 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). Much of the way is a climb.

Three days

Day 1

  1. Dawn
    Ramkund

    Pilgrims bathe at Ramkund on the Godavari, the holiest spot in Nashik, where by tradition Rama used to bathe.

    About 12 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 10 minutes on a clear road. From Nashik Road station. The district puts Ramkund about 10 km from the station.
  2. Morning
    Kalaram Temple

    Darshan of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in black stone, in a temple of black basalt built between 1788 and 1792.

    About 0.4 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  3. Morning
    Sita Gufa

    A small cave shrine a short walk from the Kalaram temple, with idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. It is believed to be where Ravana carried Sita away.

    About 0.2 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  4. Morning
    Kapaleshwar Mahadev Temple

    A Shiva temple in Panchavati, near Ramkund, among the old temples the district lists in and around Panchavati.

    About 0.5 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).There is no separate page for this temple; the Panchavati page covers it.

Day 2

  1. Dawn
    Kushavarta

    Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Kushavarta kund before darshan at the temple. By tradition the Godavari, which disappears on Brahmagiri, comes out again here.

    The Trimbakeshwar temple is about 28 km from Nashik city, the district says, and MSRTC's 2025 timetable lists a Nashik to Trimbakeshwar shuttle every 30 minutes from 5:30 AM. OpenStreetMap gives about 31 km from Panchavati and estimates 30 minutes on a clear road.
  2. Morning
    Trimbakeshwar Temple

    Darshan of Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Pilgrims believe its linga has three faces, for Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

    About 0.6 km on foot, roughly 10 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). The district puts Kushavarta 400 metres from the temple.
  3. Afternoon
    Brahmagiri and Gangadwar

    Pilgrims climb Brahmagiri to Gangadwar, a cave temple held to be the first point where the Godavari can be seen.

    About 2.1 km on foot, roughly 30 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). Much of the way is a climb.

Day 3

  1. Morning
    Anjaneri

    A hill on the road to Trimbakeshwar where, by one legend, Anjana Devi gave birth to Hanuman in a cave.

    About 20 km from Nashik on the Trimbakeshwar road (Ministry of Tourism).
  2. Afternoon
    Tapovan

    A riverside area on the Godavari where, by tradition, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana spent part of their exile. Its name means forest of meditation.

    Back towards Nashik: Anjaneri is about 20 km from Nashik (Ministry of Tourism), and Tapovan is on the far side of the city, about 3 km from Panchavati by road (OpenStreetMap).

Bathing days this plan suits

On a main bathing day, last time

  • 2015 In 2015 Nashik set parking for about 1 lakh vehicles within about 10 km of the main ghats, with public buses onward and a final walk of about 2 km. On the three Shahi Snan days only public buses were to be allowed in, the city corporation said.
  • 2015 The 2015 official site set an outer parking on each road into Nashik, ST buses from there to an inner parking, and then a walk of about 2.6 to 5.8 km to the assigned ghat.
  • 2015 At Trimbakeshwar in 2015, pilgrims parked at outer parking such as Khambale, went by ST bus to internal bus stands and walked about 2 to 4.5 km to the ghats.
  • 2027 The Kumbh Mela Authority's interim plan of June 2026 keeps the same pattern: outer parking, shuttle buses to inner parking, then walking only to the ghats. The 2027 traffic plan has not been published.

Past arrangements with their year, not the plan for the next mela. Check the mela administration's notices before you travel.

Good to know

  • The Simhastha bathing days fall in the monsoon, in August and September 2027.
  • Only the Trimbakeshwar trust publishes temple hours. No official hours were found for the Panchavati temples, so those times are left empty.

Distances inside each city from OpenStreetMap routes; between cities from district, tourism and railway sources. Temple times only where the temple trust publishes them. Checked on Tue 20 Oct 2026.

Make your own

Choose the days, the bathing day and your city, and the plan changes to fit.

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Where it is

Nashik: Panchavati ghats, Tapovan and arrival pointsGodavari123451 kmN
Nashik: Panchavati ghats, Tapovan and arrival points
  1. 1Ramkund and PanchavatiGhat
  2. 2TapovanPlace
  3. 3Nashik Road railway stationRailway
  4. 4Mela bus standBus
  5. 5Nimani bus stationBus

A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright

Questions people ask

What can I see in two days on the Nashik with Trimbakeshwar and Panchavati plan?

Day 1: Ramkund, Kalaram Temple, Sita Gufa, Kapaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Tapovan. Day 2: Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar Temple, Brahmagiri and Gangadwar.

Can I follow this plan on a main bathing day?

Keep the main bathing day for the bath alone. On those days roads close and vehicles stop far out, so do the other places on the days before or after. In 2015 Nashik set parking for about 1 lakh vehicles within about 10 km of the main ghats, with public buses onward and a final walk of about 2 km. On the three Shahi Snan days only public buses were to be allowed in, the city corporation said.

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

14 sources · checked 20 Oct 2026
  1. Panchavati, Tapovan and Anjaneri Hills (three pages) · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ·
  2. MSRTC Nashik division timetable (PDF, in Marathi) · Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ·
  3. Kalaram Temple · Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra ·
  4. Trimbakeshwar · Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra ·
  5. Kushavart Tirtha, Trimbakeshwar · District Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  6. Panchvati · District Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  7. Ramkund Nashik · District Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  8. Trimbakeshwar Temple · District Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  9. Simhastha Kumbh Mela starts in Nashik, Trimbakeshwar (Roundup) · IANS (via Business Standard) ·
  10. Bhavik Route (Nashik), Simhastha Kumbh Mela Nashik-Trimbakeshwar 2015 · Simhastha Kumbh Mela Nashik-Trimbakeshwar 2015 official website, Government of Maharashtra (archived copy) ·
  11. Parking lots and Bhavik Route (Trimbakeshwar), Simhastha 2015 · Simhastha Kumbh Mela Nashik-Trimbakeshwar 2015 official website, Government of Maharashtra (archived copy) ·
  12. Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), sections 5.4 and 5.4.1 · Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority (Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik) ·
  13. Road and foot routes between itinerary stops, OpenStreetMap data routed with OSRM (car and foot profiles) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); routing service of FOSSGIS e.V. (routing.openstreetmap.de) ·
  14. Shri Trimbakeshwar Devsthan Trust (home page) · Shri Trimbakeshwar Devsthan Trust, Trimbakeshwar ·