River Godavari

River Godavari (1465 km) (A major river)

(Maharashtra)
1. Godavari Udgam: Brahmagiri Range in Western Ghats (Nashik district)
2. Godavari flows: Nashik Tryambakeshwar (Nashik district) -- Tryambakeshwar Jyotirlinga
3. Godavari flows: Nashik Panchavati (Nashik district) -- Sri Rama stayed during forest exile (Kalaram Temple, Sita Gupha)
4. Godavari - Pravara Sangam: Pravara Sagam (Ahmednagar district) -- Siddheshwar, Sangameshwar, Ghateshwar, Rameshwar and other Temples (70 km from Ahmednagar, 190 km from Tryambakeshwar)
5. Godavari flows: Nanded (Nanded district)
6. Godavari - Purna Sangam: Purna (Parbhani district) -- (40 km from Nanded, 290 km from Pravara Sagam, 361 km from Kaleshwaram)

(Telangana)
7. Godavari - Manjira - Haridra Sangam: Kandakurthi Triveni Sangam (Nizamabad district) -- (16 km from Basar, 35 km from Nizamabad, 90 km from Nanded)
8. Godavari flows: Basar or Basara (Nirmal district) -- Gnana Saraswati Temple, Vyasa Maharshi Cave (35 km from Nizamabad, 100 km from Nanded)
9. Godavari flows: Dharmapuri (Jagtial district) -- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple (154 km from Basar)
10. Godavari flows: Manthani (Peddapalli district) -- Sri Gautameshwara Swami Temple (220 km from Basar)
11. Godavari - Pranahita Sangam: Kaleshwaram (Jayashankar Bhupalpally district) -- Kaleshwara Mukteswara Temple (140 km from Karimnagar, 300 km from Basar)
12. Godavari flows: Bhadrachalam (Bhadradri Kothagudem district) -- Rama Temple (210 km from Kaleshwaram)

(Andhra Pradesh)
13. Godavari flows: Polavaram (Eluru district) -- Sri Bhadrakali sametha Sri Veereswara Swami Temple (155 km from Bhadrachalam)
14. Godavari flows: Rajahmundry or Rajamahendravaram (East Godavari district) -- Kotilingeshwara Temple (40 km from Polavaram, 180 km from Bhadrachalam); River Godavari splits into branches Gautami Godavari and Vasishta Godavari
15. Godavari flows: Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha (East Godavari district) -- 6 km from Rajahmundry; Kotilingeshwara Temple
16. Godavari flows: Kovvur (East Godavari district) -- Goshpada Kshetra associated with sage Gautama (10 km from Rajahmundry)
17. Godavari flows (Gautami Godavari): Kotipalli or Koti Theertham (Konaseema district) -- Sri Someshwara Swami Temple (60 km from Rajahmundry)
18. Godavari flows (Vasishta Godavari): Antarvedi (Konaseema district) -- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple (100 km from Rajahmundry)
19. Godavari - Sagara Sangam: Konaseema region (Konaseema district) -- River Godavari river which splits into several branches at Rajahmundry merges with Bay of Bengal in the Konaseema region

► Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)

☗ Brahmagiri Hills (Tryambakeshwar)
☗ Saptashrungi Hills (Saptashrungi Gadh)
☗ Anjana Hills (Anjaneri)
► River Godavari Udgam (Tryambakeshwar)
▬ River Godavari flows → Ram Kund (Aarti)
◉ Aruna - Varuna - Godavari Triveni Sangam (near Panchavati)
◉ Godavari - Kapila Sangam (near Panchavati)
• River Godavari Ghats: Ram Kund - Lakshman Kund - Sita Kund - Ashti Vilay Kund - Dhanushya Kund - Khandova Kund - Indra Kund
☸ Panchavati Forest (Puranic)
☘ Five Banyan Trees (Panchavati)
(Maharashtra Ghats)
(Maharashtra Plateau)
(Shiva Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Devi Bhagavatam)
(Valmiki Ramayana)
(Brahma Purana)

- Lord Shiva relieved sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas, released river (Gautami) Ganga and abides as Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Devi abides in Nashik Janasthana as Janasthana Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Saptashrungi).
- Bhakta Hanuman is said to have taken birth in the Nashik Anjana Hills (which is identified as one of his birthplaces). This is as per Brahma Purana - Gautami Mahatmya.
- Sri Rama stayed in the Panchavati forest during the forest exile (identified with Nashik).
- Sri Rama slayed demons Khara and Dushana while staying in the Panchavati forest.
- Sri Rama went after the golden deer in the Panchavati forest.
- Devi Sita was abducted by Ravana from the Panchavati forest.

2. Basar Jnana Saraswati - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati:

- Basar Jnana Saraswati
(Adilabad district, Telangana)

3. Kaleshwaram Maha Saraswati - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati:

- Kaleshwaram Maha Saraswati
(Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana)

4. ► Godavari Tir (Shakti Peetha)
(East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh)

- The place can be visited from Rajahmundry (6 km).

▬ Koti Teertha of river Godavari
(Andhra Pradesh Coastal Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Godavari Tir as Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha (identified with Koti Teertha near Rajamundry).
- Koti Teertha near Rajamundry

चिवुके भ्रामरी देवी विकृताक्षो जनस्थाने । गण्डो गोदावरीतीरे विश्वेशी विश्वमातृका ॥
दण्डपाणिभैरवस्तु वामगण्डे तु राकिणी । भैरवो वत्सनाभस्तु तत्र सिद्धिर्न संशयः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 45 and 46 (Godavari Koti Teertha has the Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha where the Ganda of Devi had fallen)

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गाल्ये ब्राह्मि माहेश्वरि शुभे ।
वैष्णवि त्र्यम्बके देवि गोदावरि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
- Godavari Stuti - verse 1 (River Godavari flows through Godavari Koti Teertha)


(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha where the Ganda (Cheek) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vishweshi and the Bhairava is called Dandapani. The Devi is also known as Rakini and the Bhairava is also called Vatsanabha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 45 to 46)