Huge Form Of Lord Shiva.
The Brahmagiri Hill is located in the temple town of Trimbak, just 1 km west of the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple. It dominates the landscape even as you are approaching Trimbak from Nashik, about30 km away.
People regard the hill as a huge form of Lord Shiva. But then why is it called Brahmagiri? Legend has it that Lord Shiva was very pleased with Lord Brahma when he meditated here and told him that “I shall be known by your name”. Hence it came to be known as the Brahmagiri Hill.
There are a series of about 500 steps which we have to climb to reach the top of the hill. The uphill trek started just outside the back gate of the MTDC Sanskruti Resort where we were staying. We trekked up for about half an hour. The gradient of the steps was very steep. Half way up we decided to abandon the expedition as we learnt that it would take another hour to reach the top. But it is certainly a good trek for enthusiastic young trekkers, and we saw many youngsters trudging up the stone steps which was lined with small refreshment stalls along part of the way.
The Godavari River originates from the top of the hills and disappears underground for some distance. It then reappears at Gangadwar which is nearby, and can be approached by another route. It then vanishes again into the mountain and emerges again at the Kushavarta Kund in the Trimbakeshwar temple compound, and flows onward towards Eastern India to the Bay of Bengal.
We would certainly like to do the full trek to the top of the Brahmagiri hill the next time we visit. It requires at least 3 hours to reach the top and enjoy the beautiful scenery, which is exceptionally beautiful during the monsoon season.
People regard the hill as a huge form of Lord Shiva. But then why is it called Brahmagiri? Legend has it that Lord Shiva was very pleased with Lord Brahma when he meditated here and told him that “I shall be known by your name”. Hence it came to be known as the Brahmagiri Hill.
There are a series of about 500 steps which we have to climb to reach the top of the hill. The uphill trek started just outside the back gate of the MTDC Sanskruti Resort where we were staying. We trekked up for about half an hour. The gradient of the steps was very steep. Half way up we decided to abandon the expedition as we learnt that it would take another hour to reach the top. But it is certainly a good trek for enthusiastic young trekkers, and we saw many youngsters trudging up the stone steps which was lined with small refreshment stalls along part of the way.
The Godavari River originates from the top of the hills and disappears underground for some distance. It then reappears at Gangadwar which is nearby, and can be approached by another route. It then vanishes again into the mountain and emerges again at the Kushavarta Kund in the Trimbakeshwar temple compound, and flows onward towards Eastern India to the Bay of Bengal.
We would certainly like to do the full trek to the top of the Brahmagiri hill the next time we visit. It requires at least 3 hours to reach the top and enjoy the beautiful scenery, which is exceptionally beautiful during the monsoon season.
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