Maharashtra Ghats

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Brahmagiri
↪ Tryambakeshwar (Jyotirlinga)

☗ Bhimashankara
↪ Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)

☗ Mahabaleshwara
↪ Mahabaleshwar

☗ Kolhapur side Ghats
↪ Kolhapur (Shakti Peetha)

► River Godavari Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) at Brahmagiri Hill
↪ Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)

► River Bhima Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) at Bhimashankar
↪ Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)

► River Vaitarna Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) near Tryambakeshwar

► River Ulhas Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) near Rajmachi–Lonavala region

► River Savitri Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) at Mahabaleshwar

► River Kundalika Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) near Bhira–Tamhini region

► River Vashishti Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats)

► River Shastri Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) near Prachitgad

► River Terekhol Udgam → Sahyadri (Western Ghats) near Manohargad

▬ River Panchaganga flows
↪ Kolhapur (Shakti Peetha)

• Pilgrimages:

• Maharashtra Ghats (Maharashtra):
► Godavari (1465 km) - Krishna (1400 km) - Bhima (861 km) - Vaitarna (154 km) - Ulhas (122 km) - Savitri (110 km) - Kundalika (80 km) - Vashishti (80 km) - Shastri (88 km) - Terekhol (80 km) - Panchaganga (80 km) - Amba (75 km) Udgam
- Sahyadri (Brahmagiri Hills) near Tryambakeshwar (Godavari Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Mahabaleshwar (Krishna Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Bhimashankar (Bhima Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Tryambakeshwar (Vaitarna Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Lonavala (Ulhas Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Mahabaleshwar (Savitri Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Bhira village (Kundalika Udgam)
- Sahyadri in Satara district (Vashishti Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Prachitgad (Shastri Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Manohargad (Terekhol Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Kolhapur (Panchaganga Udgam)
- Sahyadri near Khopoli–Lonavala region (Amba Udgam)
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- Nashik (Tryambakeshwar) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela) (Godavari Udgam)
- Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga) (Bhima Udgam)
- Kolhapur (Shakti Peetha) (Panchaganga Udgam)

► 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.

► Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

☗ Sahyadri Hills (Western Ghats)
► River Bhima Udgam (Source)
(Maharashtra Ghats)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima and abides as Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Bhimashankar).

► Kolhapur (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolhapur district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Panchaganga flows
(Maharashtra Ghats)
(Maharashtra Plateau)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Kolhapur as Karavira Shakti Peetha (identified with Kolhapur Mahalakshmi).