Maharashtra Plateau

☗ Mahurgadh Hills
↪ Mahurgadh

☗ Saptashrungi Hills
↪ Nashik (Saptashrungi) (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Godavari flows
↪ Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)

▬ River Panchaganga flows
↪ Kolhapur (Shakti Peetha)

▬ River Bhima (Chandrabhaga) flows
↪ Pandharpur

► 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.

► Parli Vaijnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Beed district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Brahma flows
▬ River Venu flows
▬ River Saraswati flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed as Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (identified with Parli Vaijnath).

► Aundha Nagnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Hingoli district, Maharashtra)

☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
◼ Aundha Lake
(Maharashtra Plateau)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva protected merchant devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka and abides as Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (identified with Aundha Nagnath).

► Grishneshwar (Jyotirlinga)
(Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)

◼ Lake Shivalaya (Puranic)
(Maharashtra Plateau)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva revived the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother and abides as Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga.

► Pandharpur
(Solapur district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Bhima (Chandrabhaga) flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

(Panduranga Mahatmya)

- Sri Krishna abides in Pandharpur as Sri Panduranga or Vitthal.

► Jejuri
(Pune district, Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Lord Shiva abides in Jejuri as Sri Khandoba.

► 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).

► Tuljapur
(Osmanabad district, Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra Plateau)
(Devi Bhagavatam)

- Devi abides in Tuljapur as Devi Tulja Bhavani.

► Mahurgadh (Matripura Kshetra)
(Nanded district, Maharashtra)

☗ Devi Renuka Temple Hill
☗ Datta Shikhar
☗ Atri Anasuya Shikhar
(Maharashtra Plateau)
(Devi Bhagavatam)
(Srimad Bhagavatam)
(Markandeya Purana)

- Devi abides in Mahurgadh (Matripura Kshetra) as Devi Renuka.
- Lord Dattatreya incarnated as the son of sage Atri and Devi Anusuiya in their hermitage (identified with the place of Mahurgadh).

► Morgaon Mayureshwar (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Karha flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha killed demon Sindhu riding on a Mayura or Peacock, and abides as Sri Mayureshwar.

► Siddhatek Siddhi Vinayak (Ashta Vinayak)
(Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Bhima flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha blessed Lord Vishnu to be successful in the battle against demons Madhu and Kaitabha, and abides as Sri Siddhi Vinayak.

► Theur Chintamani Vinayak (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

▬ ◉ Bhima - Mula-Matha Sangam
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha killed Gana and gave back the Chintamani jewel to sage Kapila, and abides as Sri Chintamani Vinayak.

► Lenyadri Girijatmak (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

☗ Lenyadri Caves
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha granted boon to Devi Parvati to be born as her son, and abides as Sri Girijatmak.

► Ozar Vigneshwar (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Kukadi flows
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha defeated demon Vignashura and checked his atrocities, and abides as Sri Vigneshwar.

► Ranjangaon Mahaganapati (Ashta Vinayak)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

▬ River Ghod flows (through Shirur 17 km away)
(Maharashtra Plateau)

- Sri Ganesha blessed Lord Shiva for victory against demon Tripura, and abides as Sri Mahaganapati.