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Maharashtra Ghats


• Sacred Geography:

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

► River Godavari (गोदावरी) originates from Western Ghats (Brahmagiri Hill)
► River Bhima (भीमा) (चन्द्रभागा - Chandrabhaga) originates from Western Ghats (Bhimashankar)

▬ River Godavari (गोदावरी) flows through Nashik
▬ River Bhima (भीमा) (चन्द्रभागा - Chandrabhaga) flows through Bhimashankar
▬ River Panchaganga (पंचगंगा) flows through Kolhapur



• Pilgrimages:

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

Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga Devi Saptashrungi Panchavati Anjaneri Temple - Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Kumbha Mela)
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Tryambakeshwar
Devi: Devi Saptashrungi
Rama: Nashik Panchavati
Hanuman: Dutondya Maruti, Katya Maruti, Anjaneri (Identified as birth place of Hanuman)
Sages: Gautama (Pnc), Agastya (Hrm)
Godavari: Ram Kund (Aarti)
Brahmagiri Hills (Tryambakeshwar)
Anjana Hills (Anjaneri)
Saptashrungi Hills (Saptashrungi Gadh)
► River Godavari Udgam (Source) (Tryambakeshwar)
▬ River Godavari flows (Aarti) (near Panchavati)
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)
(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.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 45)
Sri Rama staying in the Panchavati forest
(Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 15 to 16)
Paishaca Tirtha - Story of Anajana and Adrika
(Brahma Purana - Gautami Mahatmya - 14)

Bhimashankara - Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga:

Bhimashankar Temple, Pune district, Maharashtra Bhimashankar Temple, Pune district, Maharashtra - Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Bhimashankara
Devotees: Sudakshina (Wor)
Sahyadri Hills (Western Ghats)
► River Bhima Udgam (Source)
(Shiva Purana)
Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)

Kolhapur - Karavira Shakti Peetha:

Kolhapur - Devi Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra Kolhapur - Devi Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra - Kolhapur Mahalakshmi (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolhapur district, Maharashtra)
Devi: Karavira Shakti Peetha (Devi Mahalakshmi)
▬ 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)


• Worships:

Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga Bhimashankar: Devotee king Sudakshina worshipped Lord Shiva in a prison in Bhimashankar seeking protection from demon Bhima.
Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
Bhimashankar - Bhimashankar Temple (Pune district, Maharashtra)


• Penances:

Sage Gautama Brahmagiri Hills: Sage Gautama performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Brahmagiri Hills and brought river Godavari on Earth.
Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
Nashik - Tryambakeshwar Temple (Nashik district, Maharashtra)


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