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Arti S
Pune, India233 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Serene experience of touching the water of Godavari. It is said that Shri Ram used to bathe here everyday in last 2 years of his exile- hence the name Ram kund. It’s not too deep and water is at comfortable temperature. We went on weekend and ekadashi so was crowded that day but if you are in Nasik, this is one of the must go places.
Written April 7, 2023
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Suresh R
Mumbai, India40 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Visited Ramkund to perform rituals. The whole area is well kept. No issue on availability of pundits. Pundit was good for me, though a bit expensive. But he explained the meaning of the ritual well and was amiable. The beautiful Godavari river is flowing bountiful, graceful and nicely in a warm & pleasant sun shine. Nearby is Godavari devi temple, again another Godavari temple that opens once in 12 years for the Kumbh mela. I am told that the next Kumbh mela in Nashik is in 2027. Also, nearby is the Kapalishwar temple, a bit steep to climb but not very difficult. Alternately, there is side access with only slope and very few steps to climb and reach the temple. There is also the beautiful temple of 'Kalaram'. It's ancient, so well carved structures, clean, architecturally beautiful and with an air of serenity. There are also, Sita gufa, Goraram temple, Lord Subrahmanya temple resembling the idol of Palani Subrahmanya and others. All these are within walkable distance and would take about an hour by walk. Keeping a guide will help one understand the area better. Ramkund is a very sacred place where Sri Ram spent considerable time. The area is also known as Panchvati. Hope it's useful.
Written January 25, 2024
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dimpoo1971
Mumbai, India385 contributions
Dec 2023 • Solo
Ramkund is a place of popular for Kumbh mela which are held every 12 years.
There are many temples in this premises,but more cleanliness needs to be maintained.
Lord Ram have taken bath here during his 14 years exile period.
It is some 10 kms from railway station and 2 kms from CBS
There are many temples in this premises,but more cleanliness needs to be maintained.
Lord Ram have taken bath here during his 14 years exile period.
It is some 10 kms from railway station and 2 kms from CBS
Written January 19, 2024
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priteshkulkarni
Pune, India4,589 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
Ramkund is on the river bank and place where Kumbha mela take place. People visit this place to wash sins and prey.
Ghat is not clean but got to know from Local that it is now far clean compare to past. Multiple temples are located in Ghat
Ghat is not clean but got to know from Local that it is now far clean compare to past. Multiple temples are located in Ghat
Written January 3, 2020
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Akshay Sharma
New Delhi, India11,054 contributions
Aug 2021
There are Sita Kund, Lakshman Kund and Ram kund located adjacent to each other near Ganga ghat - on the banks of river Godavari. Here the devotees take bath and offer prayers. This place though extremely religious is in utter chaos and need some order, planning and cleaning ofcourse.
Written September 5, 2021
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Nish0901
New Delhi, India1,129 contributions
Feb 2020
Ramkund is considered holy place in Nashik. A small water pond is actually connected with River Godavari. Because of small connection, the water is relatively stagnant. A lot of people take a holy dip here.
Written February 28, 2020
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skdel2016
National Capital Territory of Delhi, India280 contributions
Apr 2022
Visited the place. The Holy place has its own importance in terms of Kumbha and other Hindu Rituals. The Godavari and water of Kund might be very good if it would be some more pollution free. We as an Indian must save water sources for future generation. People come here from far distance for a holy dip, But sorry to say if it is not too clean. I wish not only the administration but local people and groups should take initiative to save Kunds as well as Godavri.
Written April 26, 2022
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ashishindani
Mumbai, India75 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
Religious Ramkund on the River Godavari is a place of Famous Kumbh mela and various religious rituals. The place is well built happening but crowded. There are many ancient temples on the Ramkund. The place is blessed by stay of Lord Ram in his terrestrial abode.
Written December 29, 2022
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK186,708 contributions
Dec 2019
The Ramkund is one of the four sites where the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela takes place. The waters here are believed to be where Rama and Laxmana bathed during their 14 years of exile here. The devotees like to take a dip in the waters and I think everyone is free to do so, personal hygiene standards permitting.
Written December 1, 2019
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Profvns
Bengaluru, India545 contributions
Mar 2014 • Friends
Tryambakeshwar is at about 25 km to Nasik. The holy river Godavari originates from Tryambakeshwar. There is a dam built across this river at Gangapur. It is well known fact that Godavari is a main water source for the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. It is a divine gift of a perennial source of water to the people of these zones. Tryambakeshwar is well known for its temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, which is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas in the country. It is a holy shrine on the banks of river Godavari in Nasik.
It is stated in the mythological stories, particularly in the epic Ramayana, that Rama, Seetha and Laxman stayed here for some time during their forest exile. They used to take bath in Godavari River at a place called Ramkund. They stayed here until Seetha was kidnapped by Ravana and then moved towards South to visit Sabari hill in Kerala to meet his enthusiastic devotee who was waiting to see him since several decades in the dense forest to her hermit. Rama met her and she was very much happy about his visit to her place. Then on Rama and Laxman went to Hampi, in Karnataka, stayed in the camp of Sugriva through the mediation of Hanuman. Rama had to kill the monkey king Vali by foul means to save Sugriva. Then they continued their search-journey for Seetha and reached Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu, to go to Lanka and killed Ravana. Rama along with his consort Seetha, brother laxman, Sugriva, Hanuman and great many monkey warriors returned to Ayodhya in Pushpak Viman.
But the present Ramkund, what we see here today has its own history. Its present scenario is very bad. When I visited this place I felt as if I was in the midst of some Jathra or fair in that place. There are full of petty and temporary sheds-cum-shops on the pavement. It is a busy business venue. Very unhygienic. Neither the authorities nor the tradesmen or the residents seem have concern over proper maintenance and management of the place. Everyone seems to be busy in making business and collection of money. The Ramkund is worshipped by visitors with reverence and the localites have no such reverence as I observed. You can see freely moving cattle obstructing the passages. They are let go like that to find food from the moving people. Many, no-all most all, people there would touch the back of the cow and do namaskar and some offer banana or other fruit to the cattle hoping to get punya and reduce their hard earned sin.
This ghat is said to have constructed by Ahilyabai Holkar and a philanthropist Chitrarao Khatarkar during 1696. It is used as a holy place to conduct the lost rites ‘asti visarjan’ [immersing of ashes and bones known as mortal remains of the dead] which is a religious ceremony. By this ritual they desire to send the soul of the deceased to heaven in other words that enable the soul to attain moksha or liberation. It is believed that the mortal remains would be immediately absorbed in the water.
Close to this Ramkund we see ‘Gandhi Lake’. There stands a white memorable monument of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhiji. The ashes of Mahatma were immersed here in Ramkund after he was assassinated on 30.1.1948. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was present on that occasion. Similarly the ‘asti visarjan’ of noted personalities including those of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Y B Chauvan and others were done here.
We can see several temples in the surroundings, which are pleasing to see and enrich the beauty of the location of the shrines.
This area is called Panchavati, one of the familiar names in epic Ramayan. Ramkund is an important spot here. The priests said that a dip in this pond would be very pious. However, on seeing the environment, I didn’t venture to do it, in the interest of my own health.
You may reach Nasik using number of public and private buses, cars and taxis from all the neighbouring cities. Frequent train services are available for you from Aurangabad and Mumbai and also other cities of Maharashtra. Package tours to these Temples are also arranged by tourist operators. Airports are at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad. There are many restaurants and lodges to get food and accommodation at Nasik Road.
It is stated in the mythological stories, particularly in the epic Ramayana, that Rama, Seetha and Laxman stayed here for some time during their forest exile. They used to take bath in Godavari River at a place called Ramkund. They stayed here until Seetha was kidnapped by Ravana and then moved towards South to visit Sabari hill in Kerala to meet his enthusiastic devotee who was waiting to see him since several decades in the dense forest to her hermit. Rama met her and she was very much happy about his visit to her place. Then on Rama and Laxman went to Hampi, in Karnataka, stayed in the camp of Sugriva through the mediation of Hanuman. Rama had to kill the monkey king Vali by foul means to save Sugriva. Then they continued their search-journey for Seetha and reached Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu, to go to Lanka and killed Ravana. Rama along with his consort Seetha, brother laxman, Sugriva, Hanuman and great many monkey warriors returned to Ayodhya in Pushpak Viman.
But the present Ramkund, what we see here today has its own history. Its present scenario is very bad. When I visited this place I felt as if I was in the midst of some Jathra or fair in that place. There are full of petty and temporary sheds-cum-shops on the pavement. It is a busy business venue. Very unhygienic. Neither the authorities nor the tradesmen or the residents seem have concern over proper maintenance and management of the place. Everyone seems to be busy in making business and collection of money. The Ramkund is worshipped by visitors with reverence and the localites have no such reverence as I observed. You can see freely moving cattle obstructing the passages. They are let go like that to find food from the moving people. Many, no-all most all, people there would touch the back of the cow and do namaskar and some offer banana or other fruit to the cattle hoping to get punya and reduce their hard earned sin.
This ghat is said to have constructed by Ahilyabai Holkar and a philanthropist Chitrarao Khatarkar during 1696. It is used as a holy place to conduct the lost rites ‘asti visarjan’ [immersing of ashes and bones known as mortal remains of the dead] which is a religious ceremony. By this ritual they desire to send the soul of the deceased to heaven in other words that enable the soul to attain moksha or liberation. It is believed that the mortal remains would be immediately absorbed in the water.
Close to this Ramkund we see ‘Gandhi Lake’. There stands a white memorable monument of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhiji. The ashes of Mahatma were immersed here in Ramkund after he was assassinated on 30.1.1948. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was present on that occasion. Similarly the ‘asti visarjan’ of noted personalities including those of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Y B Chauvan and others were done here.
We can see several temples in the surroundings, which are pleasing to see and enrich the beauty of the location of the shrines.
This area is called Panchavati, one of the familiar names in epic Ramayan. Ramkund is an important spot here. The priests said that a dip in this pond would be very pious. However, on seeing the environment, I didn’t venture to do it, in the interest of my own health.
You may reach Nasik using number of public and private buses, cars and taxis from all the neighbouring cities. Frequent train services are available for you from Aurangabad and Mumbai and also other cities of Maharashtra. Package tours to these Temples are also arranged by tourist operators. Airports are at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad. There are many restaurants and lodges to get food and accommodation at Nasik Road.
Written February 15, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
1manish1
New Delhi, India
HI, how to reach ramkundh and near hotel to please help.
Written July 8, 2015
First you need to reach Nasik, India. From Nashik several ways to go to Ramkund. Ramkund is in bank of Godavari River. Several hotels are available in Nashik and with 15 minutes drives from Ramkunda
Written July 9, 2015
Approx 6 KM, the hotel is on Trimbak Road
Written September 6, 2015
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