Nashik- A major pilgrimage site

Nashik is one of the famous pilgrimage centers of India. According to Indian mythology, Lord Rama, the king of Ayodhya, made Nashik his temporary residence during the 14 years of his exile. Besides its religious importance, it also has been a center of trade and commerce for centuries. There are several forts and temples in Nashik. The Holy place Ramkund is the place where Lord Rama and Sita used to bathe during their exile. It is believed that by emerging a dead person's ashes into the kund the soul of the dead person will get moksha or liberation. It is also the home to many industries. The Security Printing Press of the government, which prints the nation's currency, is located in Nashik.

Nasik

There are a number of notable places in or near Nashik. There is the Coin Museum, founded in 1980, which has a collection about the Indian currency system including coins, moulds, dyes, replicas and photographs. About 30 km from Nashik is the Dugarwadi waterfall. It is also one of the places where Kumbh Mela is held. There are holy temples like Shree Kalaram Mandir, Sunder Narayan Temple, Muktidham Temple, Shree Kapaleshwar Mahadev, Shree Someshwar Temple. The other major tourist attraction includes Dhammagiri, Chamber Caves, Sita Gumpha, Pandavleni Caves and Anjeneri Hills. Nashik is known as the wine capital of India as it has many liquor manufacturing factories such as United Spirits Ltd, Pernod-Ricard, and Sula Vineyards.

It is a home of various temples such as:

Muktidham Temple: The Muktidham temple at Nashik is built with pure marble signifying holiness and peace. The most amusing thing about this temple is that 18 chapters of the Gita are written on its walls.

Kalaram Temple

Kalaram Temple: This famous temple was built in 1794. It was built with black stone which was brought from the mines of Ramsej Hill. There is a beautiful gold-plated copper peak on the temple. Inside the temple,there are statues of Rama, Sita and Laxman as well.

Someshwar Temple: This is one of the oldest temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman. This place is located six km away from Nashik on the road to Gangapur.

Sundernarayan Temple

Sundarnarayan Temple: This temple was built in 1756 by Chandrachud. It has the idol of Lord Vishnu. Its speciality is that it is built in such a way that the very first rays of the sun falls on the deity of Lord Vishnu.

It is also a place where severals forts can be found. Some forts are given below:

Ramshej Fort: It is located 10 km from Nashik near Pindori village. The fort is flat and on open ground. According to Indian mythology Lord Rama used to rest on this fort. .

Trigalwadi Fort: It is 3000 ft above sea level. A temple of Lord Hanuman and Trigalwadi Lake  is near to it.

Harihar Fort: The fort is derived from the name "Harshgad". Its highest point is 1120 meters above sea level. It is famous for its Cliff for chimney style climbing and its named as Scottish Fall.