Bramhagiri Parvat at Trimbakeshwar Nashik

Brahmagiri Parvat

Lord Shankar was pleased with Lord Brahma when he meditated here and said ” I shall be known by your name”. Hence it is called as Brahmagiri.

Five peaks of this mountain are called Sadyo-Jata, Vamdev, Aghora, Ishana and Tat-Purusha and are considered as five mouths of the Lord Shiva and they are worshipped.

The water flows in three directions on the Brahmagiri mountain.The one flowing towards east becomes Godavari river, one flowing towards the south is Vaitarna river and the one flowing towards the west is called the west-flowing Ganga and meets Godavari near Chakra Tirth. River Ahilya meets Godavari in front of the Trimbakeshwar temple. Childless families worship at the Ahilya sangam and it is believed that they do get a child.

Many saints have supposed to done penance on this hill and as such this hill has a lot of religious value.

Things to look in Brahmagiri Parvat 

• The two entrance doors & the rock cut stairs after the entrance
• The Shiv jata Temple, The Origin of river Godavari, The Brahmagiri temple
• The Rock cut cisterns
• The view from the top overlooking the Fort Anjaneri on the East side
• The view from the top overlooking the Fort Harihareshwar on the west side

Fairly pleasant walk to the top. However the monkeys can cause havoc on the stairs, if you are planning to do a solo trek. While getting down the stairs the knees are bound to take a lot of pressure

Tips:

• Try to take the normal route ( not the stairs) wherever possible while getting down
• Carry some spare food which you can use to divert the monkeys attention.
• Also keep your cameras mobile etc packed properly within the confines of your bag. Loose items will be snatched. A lady’s purse was stolen by monkeys. It had her iPhone6.Monkeys still ping their selfies to her friends