Nasik combines all the classical modes of India. Nasik is considered as the holiest of pilgrimages of the Hindu religion, where the Kumbh is held once in every 12 years.
People visit this place in thousands for a dip in the holy Godavari river (the Ganges of the western lands) to cean there sins and for final salvation. This is the holy land where Lord Rama and Goddess Sita and Laxman, spent their years in exile.
Akbar, the great Mughal rular lived here for a long time and he cherished the memories of this beautiful place. Nasik is also mentioned as the land of the great Maratha, Shivaji.
Another feature of this place is the variety of agricultural products that are grown here. A burgeoning industrial centre of modern India with over thousands of large and small industrial units. In a way, Nasik is the heart of India. |