Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling- MAHARASTRA YATRA- Part 4

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Next morning we get up at 5:30AM .After getting ready we check out the hotel and went to bus stand which was just opposite to the hotel. Nasik bound bus was not available at that time and we took this opportunity to have tea and some snacks. After some time one bus arrived and we boarded that bus and started our journey towards Nasik. Distance between Nasik and Sangamner is around 70 KM. The road beyond Sangamner is also two lanes but has huge traffic. I was surprised that the highway connecting two major cities of Maharashtra i.e. Pune and Nasik is just two lanes wide. It should it at least four lanes keeping in mind the traffic it has.



Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling – from Google

 

Bhima Shankar Jyotirling darshan- Maharashtra Yatra- Part 3:

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Next morning we get up at 4 AM. It was raining heavily.  As we were already in railway premises, rain was not a matter of cause for us. If we have stayed somewhere else then it would have become difficult for us to reach station. After completing daily routine and bathe we were ready by 4:45 AM. We left the hall and reached ticket counter and bought 4 tickets for Lonavla. As the train originates from here itself, it had already come to platform. We went to general compartment and took seats. Soon the compartment filled with passengers and train departed on its scheduled time at 5:40 AM.

It was still raining and weather was very pleasant. The train was passing through Western Ghats and many waterfalls and streams had come to live due to heavy rain. It’s not just the air and (relative) lack of pollution that was refreshing – there was a certain acceptance of quirkiness and eccentricity in the hills that is rarer in the lowlands.

Bhimashankar Temple

Siddhivinayak Temple and Gateway of India (Maharashtra Yatra)

Author : Naresh Sehgal
Date of Journey : 20th June 2013

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Continued from the last post: In the last post we have covered Juhu beach and ISKCON temple and in this post we will cover, Siddhivinayak Temple, Hotel Taj and Gate way of India.

Siddhivinayak Temple:

 

Siddhivinayak Temple-from temple website

The Siddhivinayak Temple is a very famous temple in Mumbai. It is also known as Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple. This temple is situated at Prabhadevi in Mumbai. It is a two hundred years old Temple. People believe that Lord Ganesh of Siddhivinayak Temple fulfills the desire of His worshipers. Mumbai city is a spectator to many popular places of worship and of historical interest. Most of these places are of archaeological value besides being famous religious sites.