Nashik
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By Air
Kingfisher Airlines runs a daily flight in the evening at 17:30 to Mumbai from Nashik's Ozar Airport located 24 km from the city center. Deccan Airways also used to operate a flight to Mumbai from Ozar airport a couple of years ago which was later taken off due to lack of passengers. Nashik has another airport at Gandhinagar with a shorter runway and hence unfit for modern-day passenger aircraft. The government-run Vayudoot used an operate a service to Mumbai from this Gandhinagar Airport during the 1980s. Airport expansion at Ozhar is in progress. Air India is also providing service to Hydrabad and Chennai from Nashik.
By Train
Nashik Road Railway Station is an important railway station on the Mumbai-Kalyan-Manmad-Bhusaval (and further to Delhi or Kolkata) sector of the Central Railway Division of Indian Railways which was the first ever electrified section in India. The railway station is about 11 km away from the city center (and hence called Nashik Road instead of Nashik). Panchvati Express is the important train moves from Nashik to Mumbai daily. About 5000 people make daily up-down by this train. It connects Nashik with Mumbai CST in exactly 3 hours.
Also the Railway Minister announced that a new Rajyarani Express will start for daily up-down from Nashik to Mumbai also rail way routes to Dahanu road, Silvasa and Pune are planned. A new bottling plant also will set up at Nasik. Train from Hyderabad will start shortly. Trains to Shirdi also passes from Nasik. New trains to Mumbai, such as Kusumagraj Express, Rajyorani express, intercity express will also start soon.Deolali is another station (about 10 minutes train travel towards Mumbai) which serves the population residing in the Deolali Cantonment
More than 55 trains pass through this station daily and it is thus connected to Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nanded, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Agra, Gwalior, Delhi, Nagpur, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Guwahati, Jammu, Madgaon, Mangalore and so on.Although the station connects to most northern and eastern parts of the country, The southern sector still needs consideration. Major passenger traffic is between Mumbai and Nashik. Fast-moving intercity trains like the Panchvati express and the Godavari Express connect this station to Mumbai. These trains originate from Manmad and principally cater the large number of business travelers from Manmad and Nashik to Mumbai and suburban area.
By Road
Nashik is one of the major road junctions of India. The Mumbai-Agra national highway(NH3) runs through Nashik. It is a 4 lane expressway and gives fast connectivity to Mumbai. Nashik is also connected to Pune with Nashik-Pune National Highway NH-50. Nashik is a major road junction of major state highways. It is connected to Surat by Nashik Surat Highway, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar, Dhule and many other cities. It has been seeing reasonable grown in terms of road infrastructure in the past few years or so. A privately built and tolled expressway is nearing completion between Mumbai and Nashik.The National Highway Number 3 (NH3) is being converted into a multi-lane tolled road.
By Bus
City Buses are run in the city by MSRTC and intrastate Buses are also run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation to various cities, towns and villages around Nashik. They operate services from multiple bus terminals (New and old Central Bus Stand among others). The new CBS is the principal bus terminal. The city is well connected to major cities in the state Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, the Konkan Region, Aurangabad and other adjoining areas.Private bus operators run services buses to large cities around like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Indore, Kolhapur etc.
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Godavari Temple
The Godavari Temple was built by Elder Madhavrao Peshwa's mother, Gopikabai in 1760. This temple is open for devotees only during the period of Kumbhamela (once in 12 years) for 13 months. It is also called Ganga Temple.
Muktidham
Muktidham is the pink marble temple, situated about 9.9 kms. away from the Nasik town. This temple depicts all important places of pilgrimage in India. All deities are prepared according to the size of the original deities from the respective holy places. These deities have been duly sanctified by sending them to the original pilgrim centres.
Panchvati
Panchvati is situated about 2 kms. away from the Nasik town. The name ‘Panchvati’ is derived from the words Panch which means five and Vati which means banyan tree. Sita Gumpha is situated nearby where Sita, had once taken refuge. There are many temples here such as Kala Ram, Kapaleshwar, Ganga Godavari, Sunder Narayan, Vithal, Pataleshwar and Naroshankar.
Bhandardara
Bhandardara is a quiet and little holiday resort, with lovely picnic spots, situated about 69 kms. from Nasik. Arhur Lake set amidst scenic forests provides many hours of entertainment. The streamlet from the lake falls down at 45 meter in the Randha Falls. The Wilson Dam at a height of 150 m. is another lovely place in Bhandardara. Mt. Kalsubai, the highest peak in the state overlooks Bhandardara. Bhandardara is an ideal place for the adventure loving trekkers. The Ratangad Fort, one of Shivaji’s favourite forts, is an interesting place for the climbers.
Coin Museum
Coin Museum is located in the campus of the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, is on the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar road, about 20kms from the Nashik city. This campus spread over an area of 505 acreas of land is surrounded by the picturesque Anjaneri hills. Established in 1980, the museum is the only one of its kind in Asia with a very rich collection of research and well-documented history of the Indian currency system. The displays in the museums comprise of coins, moulds, dyes, replicas, photographs, numismatic material, along with bronze, terracotta's, copper-hoard objects, paintings and some historical artifacts.These exhibits gives a vast idea of the various currency systems that existed in India from centuries.The museum also preserved one lack cardexes for easy reference and organizes workshops, on a regular basis, with the aim of promoting coin collecting in India.The entry to the coin museum is free and it is open daily, except Sundays and public holidays, from 9:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m and 2:00 p.m to 5:30 p.m.
Trimbakeshwar
Trimbakeshwar is one of the five Jyotirlingas in Maharashtra and one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. This temple is situated about 28.3 kms. away from Nasik and an important piligrimage centre. This imposing temple has beautiful carving. The river Godavari also has its source here. During Mahshivaratri, a large fair is held here, which attracts hundreds of people from all over India. After every twelve years, the Sinhastha Fair, the most important Kumbh Mela is also held here.
Anjaneri
Anjaneri the birth place of Lord Hanumana. located on Trimbak road, 25 km from Nasik .Anjaneri Parvat near Trimbakeshwar is well known for waterfalls during monsoon season Anjaneri Anjaneri alias Anjneri is a picturesque village with spectacular history and mythological importance. Nestled in the western ghats, this pilgrim center is believed to be the birth place of Lord Hanuman, the son of 'Pavan' (the wind) and Anjani. The place derived its name from Anjani and it also houses a big marvelous temple of Anjani Mata devoted to here. Anjaneri mountain is an ideal spot for adventure seekers and a perfect place for mountaineering. Evidence shows that, earlier this place was a Jain settlement and numerous Jain temples are located nearby.
Seeta Gufa
Seeta Gufa is a narrow cave in Panchvati. It is said that Seeta stayed in this cave for some days during Vanvas. The entrance of this gupha is small, a bit narrow and a little slopy but it's easy to enter here. The entrance and the exit are separate. The deities of Ram, Seeta and Laxman are placed inside the first main gupha. In the second small gupha there is a Shivling(icon of God Shankar). The main reason attributed for the Shivling is the fact that Seeta used to worship God Shiva and she never took her meals before worshiping him. So for her convenience Shivling was placed in that gupha. A room opposite to Seetagupha is decorated with the scenes from Ramayana like Marich Vadha (i.e. Ram Killing Marich, the demon.), Seeta Haran (the kidnapping of Seeta by Ravan). It is said that Ravan kidnapped Seeta from this place.
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