The city of Nasik is a dominant Hindu pilgrimage center with rich civilization and custom. Nasik, a
bustling and vibrant city is considered to be a blend between the past and the present. Nasik is replete
with a number of popular forts and graceful temples. The city is dotted with a number of industries
which accounts for the inflow of a number of corporate travelers.
CUSINES:
Nashik customarily boasts of a Maharashtrian dishes with sway from Khandesh, Rajasthan and Gujrat.
The modern city however offers a range of restaurants with cuisines ranging from Punjabi, South
Indian to Chinese and continental cuisines. The hotels of Nashik are known for the most delicious
range of dishes that are provided by them and feature multi cuisine restaurants that offer both Indian
and International fares. One Should not miss the famous VADA PAV at the Circle Cinema, The Shop
located at Ashok Stumbh. Mama's Pav Bhaaji on College Road is a hot favourite of collegians. Mama's
serves piping hot pav bhaaji and all kinds of chaat items.
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS:
KUMB MELA is the most important Hindu spiritual gathering in India that comes once every three
years, rotating between four major Hindu pilgrim centers of India - Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and
Nasik. The Maha (Grand) Kumbh is held every 12th year in each of the following four locations. 2007
Maha Kumbh Mela is scheduled to be held at Nashik in Maharastra.
In Maharashtra, the festival is held in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik. The Nashik Kumbh Mela is commonly
contemplated to be the most religious of all the festivals. Kumb Mela in Nashik, like other fairs is also
a mammoth affair attending by nearly three and a half million pilgrims. A very large scale of sadhus
and holy men and millions of pilgrims take dip in the holy Ramkund and Kushavarta reservoirs.
August 14th and 25th and September 8th and 20th are regarded to be the peak of the festival days.
Residential arrangement for Sadhus is made in Tapobhumi called Tapovan on left bank of Godavari
river.
RATH YATRA A festival called Janmotsava is celebrated at Sansthan Shri Kalaram Mandir,
Panchavati, Nashik every year. The festival, which spans 15 days begin from the first day of Chaitra till
Chaitra Purnima. The Janmotsava, which is witnessed by thousands of pilgrims, takes place exactly at
12 Noon. The main appeal of the festival is the rathyatra that takes place on the second day, in which
Shri Ram rath and Garuda rath moves through the Nashik city. The Rathyatra starts at about 4.30 p.m.
The Rathyatra is made up of 5 links, 1st is the bullock cart of Sanai / Choughada, followed by the
Palkhi of Shri Ramachandra, Pujadhikari, Garudarath (the rath of Lord Hanuman) and finally the
Ramrath (the rath of Lord Rama). The pujadhikari walks with the rath all the way it is moving by
facing towards the rath with folded hands. He maintains fasting, which starts from day one of the
Chaitra to the Rathyatra. Both the raths are pulled by the rath sevakas with using heavy rope.
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