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Tryambakeshwar
Shiva
Temple
(श्री
त्र्यंबकेश्वर
ज्योतिर्लिंग
मंदिर)
is
an
ancient
Hindu
temple
in
the
town
of
Trimbak,
in
the
Trimbakeshwar
tehsil
in
the
Nashik
District
of
Maharashtra,
India,
28
km
from
the
city
of
Nashik
and
40
km
from
Nashik
road.
It
is
dedicated
to
Hindu
god
Shiva
and
is
one
of
the
twelve
jyotirlingas
where
the
Hindu
genealogy
registers
at
Trimbakeshwar,
Maharashtra
are
kept.
The
origin
of
the
sacred
Godavari
river
is
near
Trimbak.
Kusavarta
kunda
(sacred
pond)
in
the
temple
premises,
built
by
Shrimant
Sardar
Raosaheb
Parnerkar
who
was
the
Fadnavis
of
Indore
State,
is
the
source
of
the
Godavari
River,
the
second
longest
river
in
peninsular
India.
A
bust
of
Sardar
Fadnavis
and
his
wife
can
be
seen
on
the
edge
of
the
kunda.
The
current
temple
was
built
by
Peshwa
Balaji
Baji
Rao
after
it
was
destroyed
by
invaders.
The
temple
is
located
between
three
hills
namely
Brahmagiri,
Nilagiri
and
Kalagiri.
The
temple
has
three
lingas
(an
iconic
form
of
Shiv)
representing
Shiv,
Vishnu
and
Brahma.
The
temple
tank
is
called
Amritavarshini,
which
measured
28
m
(92
ft)
by
30
m
(98
ft).
There
are
three
other
bodies
of
water,
namely,
Bilvatheertha,
Viswananthirtha
and
Mukundathirtha.
There
are
images
of
various
deities,
namely,
Gangadevi,
Jaleswara,
Rameswara,
Gautameswara,
Kedarnatha,
Rama,
Krishna,
Parasurama
and
Lakshmi
Narayana.
The
temple
has
also
several
monasteries
and
samadhis
of
saints.As
per
the
Shiva
Purana,
once
Brahma
(the
Hindu
God
of
creation)
and
Vishnu
(the
Hindu
God
of
preservation)
had
an
argument
in
terms
of
supremacy
of
creation.[2]
To
test
them,
Shiva
pierced
the
three
worlds
as
a
huge
endless
pillar
of
light,
the
jyotirlinga.
Vishnu
and
Brahma
split
their
ways
to
downwards
and
upwards
respectively
to
find
the
end
of
the
light
in
either
direction.
Brahma
lied
that
he
found
out
the
end,
while
Vishnu
conceded
his
defeat.
Shiva
appeared
as
the
second
pillar
of
light
and
cursed
Brahma
that
he
would
have
no
place
in
ceremonies
while
Vishnu
would
be
worshipped
till
the
end
of
eternity.
The
jyotirlinga
is
the
supreme
partless
reality,
out
of
which
Shiva
partly
appears.
The
Jyotirlinga
shrines,
thus
are
places
where
Shiva
appeared
as
a
fiery
column
of
light.Originally
there
were
believed
to
be
64
jyotirlingas
while
12
of
them
are
considered
to
be
very
auspicious
and
holy.[2]
Each
of
the
twelve
jyotirlinga
sites
take
the
name
of
the
presiding
deity
-
each
considered
different
manifestation
of
Shiv.At
all
these
sites,
the
primary
image
is
lingam
representing
the
beginningless
and
endless
Stambha
pillar,
symbolizing
the
infinite
nature
of
Shiv.
Lord
Shiva
showed
himself
as
a
Jyotirlinga
on
the
night
of
the
Aridra
Nakshatra.
It
is
believed
that
a
person
can
see
the
Jyotirlingas
as
columns
of
fire
piercing
through
the
earth
as
he
reaches
a
higher
level
of
spiritual
attainment.
Each
Jyotirlinga
site
takes
the
name
of
the
presiding
deity.
Basically,
the
Jyotirlinga
signifies
the
infinite
nature
of
Lord
Shiv.
At
the
highest
level,
Shiva
is
regarded
as
formless,
limitless,
transcendent
and
unchanging
absolute
Brahman
and
the
primal
Atman
(soul,
self)
of
the
universe.
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