Trimbakeshwar Temple
Trimbak (Trimbakeshwar), Maharashtra
Trimbakeshwar Temple stands in Trimbak (Trimbakeshwar), about 28 km from Nashik, at the foot of Brahmagiri hill near the source of the Godavari.
Temple details
- About this temple
Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust and District Nashik record it as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. The trust describes the linga here as three-faced, embodying Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The present temple was constructed by the third Peshwa, Balaji Bajirao (1740–1760), on the site of an older temple. The shrine is maintained by Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust (Public Trust No. A-405). The trust's festival calendar includes Gudhi Padva, Akshay Tritiya, Shravan observances such as Nagpanchami and Narali Purnima, Ganesh Chaturthi, Vijaya Dashami, and Diwali rituals.
- Deity
Lord Shiva (Trimbakeshwar), with the linga described by the temple trust as three-faced, embodying Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
- Temple type
Jyotirlinga
- Architectural style
Peshwa-period stone temple on an older shrine site
- Established
Present structure built by Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (1740–1760) on the site of an older temple
- Festivals
- Gudhi Padva
- Akshay Tritiya
- Nagpanchami
- Narali Purnima
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Vijaya Dashami
- Diwali
- Managed by
Shri Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust, Trimbakeshwar (Public Trust No. A-405)
Location
Trimbak (Trimbakeshwar), Maharashtra, India