LORD TRYAMBAKESHWAR OF NASIK

It is this territory that witnessed the scene of Surpanaka's adamant wooing Rama and Lakshmana one after another and losing cars and nose that gave the place the name of Nasika - nose that was later Anglicized as Nasik; it is in this region lie the Pandu Lena Buddhist caves; it is here exist many kunds named after the divinities and famous for Asthinilaya - immersion of bones and also offering pindas to manes; it is this thirtha kshetra classed as one of five centres of pilgrimage of all India importance; it was this place that served as the second capital for Maharashtra rulers; it is in this region lies Janasthana, where celebrated rishis like Agastya lived, and finally it was here in a cave called Gumpha in the hills lived Gorakhnath, the founder of the Nath sampradaya that played a great role in the religious history of Maharashtra.

Associated with the lilas of divinities, sanctified by the dwelling of the incarnated divinities and illustrious sages; visited by saints and acharyas; divinised by the holy thirthas, glorified by immortal writers in scriptures, patronised by famous rulers, this thirtha kshetra has been exercising great fascination as a premier centre of pilgrimage since the vedic times.

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