Nivruttinath Maharaj Samadhi Mandir

Getting there

• By air

  Nashik's airport is at Ozar, and an older airstrip is at Gandhinagar.

• By train

  Nashik Road is the main railway station of Nashik city, and Trimbak town is about 40 km from it.

• By road

  Trimbak town is about 28 km from Nashik city.

Why devotees come here

The Nivruttinath Maharaj Samadhi Mandir stands in Trimbak, a city in Nashik district, Maharashtra. It honours Sant Nivruttinath, a Varkari saint and the guru of Saint Dnyaneshwar. It lies near the Trimbakeshwar temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.

The mandir honours Sant Nivruttinath, a Varkari saint and the guru of Saint Dnyaneshwar. His resting place is near the Trimbakeshwar temple, where a temple has been built. Numerous devotees visit the shrine. The shrine stands in Trimbak, a city in Nashik district, in north-west Maharashtra.

Legend says that after Saint Dnyaneshwar's samadhi, Nivruttinath set out from Alandi on a pilgrimage with his sister Muktabai. During a thunderstorm she was lost to him, and he then attained samadhi. Accounts place his final samadhi at Trimbakeshwar, and his samadhi was built there.

He was born on 11 February 1273. Trimbak town lies in the hilly Trimbakeshwar Range of the Western Ghats, at about 720 metres above sea level. Within the town, the sacred Kushavarta Kund is believed by Hindus to be the source of the Godavari River. The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was originally held here.

Tips for your visit

• The Trimbakeshwar temple complex also has several monasteries and samadhis of saints.
• Kushavarta Kund, a sacred tank in Trimbak town, is believed by Hindus to be the source of the Godavari.
• Trimbak lies in the hilly terrain of the Western Ghats, at an average elevation of about 720 metres.

Questions people ask