Maharashtra Ghats

☗ Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि) --> Tryambakeshwar (Shiva) (Jyotirlinga)
☗ Bhimashankara (भीमाशङ्कर) --> Bhimashankar (Shiva) (Jyotirlinga)
☗ Mahabaleshwara (महाबलेश्वर) --> Mahabaleshwar (Shiva)
◍ Kolhapur (कोल्हापुर) --> Kolhapur (Mahalakshmi) (Shakti Peetha)

◍ 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)

◍ Bhimashankara - Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga:

- Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

Shiva: Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga

- Bhimashankara is the place where Lord Shiva abides as Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga.

Devotees: Sudakshina

- Bhimashankara is the place where Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima (Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga).

☗ Sahyadri Hills (Western Ghats)
► River Bhima Udgam (Source)

(Shiva Purana)
• Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima (Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga)
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)

◍ Kolhapur - Karavira Shakti Peetha:

- Kolhapur Mahalakshmi (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolhapur district, Maharashtra)

Devi: Karavira Shakti Peetha (Devi Mahalakshmi)

- Kolhapur is the place where Devi abides as Karavira Shakti Peetha.

▬ River Panchaganga flows
• Karavira Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Karavira Shakti Peetha where the Trinetra (Three Eyes) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahishamardini and the Bhairava is called Krodhisa.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 5)