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Location:: India Maharashtra Nashik Trimbak

The site is located 20km from Nashik, India in the Trimbak area of Maharashtra. It is surrounded by mountains and seasonal streams. The sloping site overlooks a valley that becomes a stream during monsoons. Nearby are temples including the Hanuman Temple and the sacred Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, as well as Jain caves. The climate is hot with average rainfall and reddish brown soil. Views include the valley and surrounding mountains. The local population is around 12,000 people with a literacy rate over 90%. Traditional materials used in the area include basalt stone, red clay soil, teak wood, and mangalore tiles.

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Location:: India Maharashtra Nashik Trimbak

The site is located 20km from Nashik, India in the Trimbak area of Maharashtra. It is surrounded by mountains and seasonal streams. The sloping site overlooks a valley that becomes a stream during monsoons. Nearby are temples including the Hanuman Temple and the sacred Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, as well as Jain caves. The climate is hot with average rainfall and reddish brown soil. Views include the valley and surrounding mountains. The local population is around 12,000 people with a literacy rate over 90%. Traditional materials used in the area include basalt stone, red clay soil, teak wood, and mangalore tiles.

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1.

Location :

India Maharashtra Nashik District Trimbak

The Site is located 20km from Nashik, off Nashik Trimbak Highway in Anjaneri.
The Site is surrounded by Brahmagiri Mountains in West Side & Dam backwaters
at East Side.
The site is sloping towards east side with a slope of 1 in 6 & approached from top.
The site contours forms a Valley, which turns into seasonal stream in monsoons.
Site has sparse vegetation.
Ways to Reach :

Nashik Road Railway Station Ozar Airport Trimbak Bus Stand


31.1 km. 45.4 km. 5 km.
2. Site & Context :
Hanuman Temple & Foot of
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple. Jain Caves & Temple.
Hanuman Pond.
3. Existing Physical Features :

Banyan Tree Kadamb Tree

Mango Tree Spathodea Tree

Existing Trees
4. Sunpath
4. Wind Direction

North
East

South
From South West for 8 Months West
From North East for 4 Months
5. Climate :

Avg. Rainfall per Month

Reddish Brown Soil.


6. Views from the Site :
7. Demographics & History : 1. Trimbak is located at 19.56°N 73.32°E.

2. The Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is located here, one of the


POPULATION – 12,056 twelve Jyotirlingas, where the Hindu genealogy registers at
Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra are kept.

3. It has an average elevation of 720 meters (2362 feet).


FEMALES MALES
49% 51%
4. The origin of the sacred Godavari river is near Trimbak.

5. The Simhastha Kumbh Mela in the Nashik district was


originally held at Trimbak, but after a 1789 clash between
Vaishnavites and Saivites over precedence of bathing, the
Maratha Peshwa shifted the Vaishnavites' bathing place to
LITERACY RATE
Ramkund in Nashik city.

95 6. Neel Mani - Once a large Neel Mani (Blue Diamond), Now


90 94.12 named as Nassak Diamond, adorned the Trimbakeshwar
86.91
85 84.88 temple. The Diamond was looted by English colonel named J.
80 Briggs. from Bajirao Peshva. In turn, Briggs delivered the
Effective Literacy Male Literacy Female Literacy
diamond to Francis Rawdon-Hastings which then went to
Literacy Rate England.
8. Materials

Basalt Stone used as Paving


& Walls.
Red Clay Soil used to make Teak Wood used in making Structural
Mangalore tiles used in Roofing columns & windows, doors.
9. Valley Formation :

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