River Godavari

River Godavari (1465 km) (A major river)

(Maharashtra)
1. Godavari Udgam: Brahmagiri Range in Western Ghats (Nashik district)
2. Godavari flows: Nashik Tryambakeshwar (Nashik district) -- Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga
3. Godavari flows: Nashik Panchavati (Nashik district) -- Sri Rama stayed during forest exile (Kalaram Temple, Sita Gupha)
4. Godavari - Pravara Sangam: Pravara Sagam (Ahmednagar district) -- Siddheshwar, Sangameshwar, Ghateshwar, Rameshwar and other Temples (70 km from Ahmednagar, 190 km from Tryambakeshwar)
5. Godavari flows: Nanded (Nanded district)
6. Godavari - Purna Sangam: Purna (Parbhani district) -- (40 km from Nanded, 290 km from Pravara Sagam, 361 km from Kaleshwaram)

(Telangana)
7. Godavari - Manjira - Haridra Sangam: Kandakurthi Triveni Sangam (Nizamabad district) -- (16 km from Basar, 35 km from Nizamabad, 90 km from Nanded)
8. Godavari flows: Basar or Basara (Nirmal district) -- Gnana Saraswati Temple, Vyasa Maharshi Cave (35 km from Nizamabad, 100 km from Nanded)
9. Godavari flows: Dharmapuri (Jagtial district) -- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple (154 km from Basar)
10. Godavari flows: Manthani (Peddapalli district) -- Sri Gautameshwara Swami Temple (220 km from Basar)
11. Godavari - Pranahita Sangam: Kaleshwaram (Jayashankar Bhupalpally district) -- Kaleshwara Mukteswara Temple (140 km from Karimnagar, 300 km from Basar)
12. Godavari flows: Bhadrachalam (Bhadradri Kothagudem district) -- Rama Temple (210 km from Kaleshwaram)

(Andhra Pradesh)
13. Godavari flows: Polavaram (Eluru district) -- Sri Bhadrakali sametha Sri Veereswara Swami Temple (155 km from Bhadrachalam)
14. Godavari flows: Rajahmundry or Rajamahendravaram (East Godavari district) -- Kotilingeshwara Temple (40 km from Polavaram, 180 km from Bhadrachalam); River Godavari splits into branches Gautami Godavari and Vasishta Godavari
15. Godavari flows: Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha (East Godavari district) -- 6 km from Rajahmundry; Kotilingeshwara Temple
16. Godavari flows: Kovvur (East Godavari district) -- Goshpada Kshetra associated with sage Gautama (10 km from Rajahmundry)
17. Godavari flows (Gautami Godavari): Kotipalli or Koti Theertham (Konaseema district) -- Sri Someshwara Swami Temple (60 km from Rajahmundry)
18. Godavari flows (Vasishta Godavari): Antarvedi (Konaseema district) -- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple (100 km from Rajahmundry)
19. Godavari - Sagara Sangam: Konaseema region (Konaseema district) -- River Godavari river which splits into several branches at Rajahmundry merges with Bay of Bengal in the Konaseema region

1. Nashik - Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga, Janasthana Shakti Peetha, Panchavati and birthplace of Hanuman:

- Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Kumbha Mela)
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)

Shiva: Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga
Devi: Devi Saptashrungi
Rama: Nashik → Ram Kund, Panchavati, Sita Gupha, Juni Parnakuti, Kalaram Mandir, Tapovan
Hanuman: Dutondya Maruti, Katya Maruti, Anjaneri (Identified as birth place of Hanuman)
Godavari: Godavari Temple (Nashik)

- Nashik Brahmagiri is the place where Lord Shiva abides as Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Nashik Janasthana is the place where Devi abides as Janasthana Shakti Peetha.
- Nashik Panchavati is the place where Sri Rama stayed in the Panchavati forest during his forest exile.
- Nashik Anjana Hills is the place where Bhakta Hanuman is said to have taken birth.

Sages: Gautama, Agastya (Ankai Agastya Ashram)

- Nashik Brahmagiri is the place where sage Gautama performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva and brought river Godavari (Gautami Ganga) to Earth.
- Nashik Ankai is identified with the place where Sri Rama visited the hermitage of sage Agastya during his forest exile.

☗ Brahmagiri Hills (Tryambakeshwar)
☗ Saptashrungi Hills (Saptashrungi Gadh)
☗ Anjana Hills (Anjaneri)
► River Godavari Udgam (Source) (Tryambakeshwar)
▬ River Godavari flows → Ram Kund (Aarti)
◉ Aruna - Varuna - Godavari Triveni Sangam (near Panchavati)
◉ Godavari - Kapila Sangam (near Panchavati)
☸ Panchavati Forest (Puranic)
☘ Five Banyan Trees (Panchavati)
(Shiva Purana) (Valmiki Ramayana) (Brahma Purana)
• Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva relieving sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and releasing river Gautami Ganga (Godavari) (Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga)
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 24 to 27)
• Janasthana Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Janasthana Shakti Peetha where the Civuka (Chin) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Bhramari and the Bhairava is called Vikritaksha. (Devi Saptashrungi)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 45)
• Sri Rama staying in the Panchavati forest (Ram Kund, Panchavati, Sita Gupha, Juni Parnakuti, Tapovan)
(Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 15 to 16)
• Paishaca Teertha - Story of Anajana and Adrika (Anjaneri)
(Brahma Purana - Gautami Mahatmya - 14)

2. Basar Jnana Saraswati - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati:

- Basar Jnana Saraswati
(Adilabad district, Telangana)

3. Kaleshwaram Maha Saraswati - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati:

- Kaleshwaram Maha Saraswati
(Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana)

4. Godavari Koti Teertha - Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha:

- Godavari Tir (Shakti Peetha)
(East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh)
Devi: Devi Vishweshi Temple
▬ Koti Teertha of river Godavari
• Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha where the Ganda (Cheek) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vishweshi and the Bhairava is called Dandapani. The Devi is also known as Rakini and the Bhairava is also called Vatsanabha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 45 to 46)