Hinduism: Details about 'Nashik'
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Nashik or Nasik (नाशिक in marathi)is a city in India's Maharashtra state. Nashik is in the northwest of Maharashtra, 200 km from Mumbai (Bombay) as well as Pune. Nashik is the administrative headquarters of Nashik District and Nashik Division. The city, located in the Western Ghats, has become a center of attraction because of its beautiful surroundings and cool and pleasant climate. Nashik has a personality of its own due to its mythological, historical, social and cultural importance. The city, vibrant and active on the industrial, political, social and cultural fronts, has influenced the lives of many a great personalities. The Godavari River flows through the city from its source lies to the west-southwest of the city, in the holy village of Trimbakeshwara. Historically the city has been a religious center - it is one of the four cities in India that hosts the massive Kumbh Mela. Temples and ghats (steps) on the banks of Godavari have made Nashik one of the holiest places for Hindus all over the world. Nashik is also famous for its grapes, and ongoing efforts are underway to promote the growth of an export-oriented wine industry in the district. It is believed that, Nashik got its name during the Ramayana period. Shurpanakha, the sister of the demon Ravana had proposed to marry Rama.Hearing this Rama ordered Laxmana to cut off shurpanakha's nose (Nasika).Thus 'Nasik' got its name. Nashik is famous for the ghats around Panchavati, the area of 5 banyan trees. Sita was abducted by Ravana from this place. Recent industrial growth has brought about modernization and development. The city is home to an important thermal power plant (Eklahare) and a National Treasury Printing Press (India Security Press in Nashik Road). There are three 'Industrial Estates' in the metropolitan Nashik area and outskirts (Satpur, Ambad and Sinnar). Among various companies that have operations in these industrial estates are Mahindra and Mahindra, MICO (Bosch), VIP, Crompton Greaves, Glaxo, L&T etc.
Famous Personalities from NasikDadasaheb Phalke (founder of Gavkari) Karmveer Dadasaheb Gaikwad Talukas in Nasik
Climateextremes: max 44.8 °C (108.3 °F) on May 12, 1960, at Nasik. The lowest, also at Nasik, was 0.6 °C (33.1 ºF) on January 7, 1945. Places of interest
Travel to NasikBy Air : Mumbai airport is the nearest international airport from Nashik. You can cheaply fly into Nashik on Air Deccan, which operates daily flights to Mumbai and Nagpur. Nashik has a small, air-force operated airport sometimes used for non-military purposes, while the Hindutan Aeronautics Limited airport is at Ozar, 30 km from Nashik. From Mumbai: Nashik is 180 km to the Northeast of Mumbai and is connected via road (National Highway 3: Mumbai-Agra Highway) and rail (Nashik Road station on the Mumbai-Bhusawal Central Railway). Visitors to Nashik can avail of multiple public and privately operated buses (leaving from Dadar station in Mumbai) or private taxicabs to travel to and from Nashik and Mumbai. From Pune:Nashik is 204 km to the North of Pune, and is connected by road (National Highway 50) that passes through the Nashik Road railway station area (which also has the first and only road flyover of Nashik city). Buses and taxicabs ply regularly between Nashik and Pune. Important bus stations in Nashik:1. Central Bus Station (C.B.S.)2. Mahamarg Bus Sthanak3. Panchawati Bus Depot4. Nashik Road Bus Station5. Mela Bus Stand Schools in Nashik:1. Fravashi Academy, Nashik (English Medium)2. Pethe Highschool, established 1924 (Marathi Medium)3. Silver Oak4. Nirmala5. Madhyamik Vidyalaya,untawadi,CIDCO.(Marathi medium)6. Rachana Vidyalaya7. J S Rungta Vidyalaya8. Navarachana Vidyalaya jr. colleges in nashik1.R.H.sapat jr college (HPT) नासिक Nashik Nashik Nashik
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