Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
The present structure of the temple complex was built by Nana Saheb Peshwa during his regime between 1755-1768.It is Hemad Panthi style temple and its architecture is shaped mechanically. It is East facing temple and surrounded by four sides with stone walls. Trimbakeshwar temple has 5 domes and each tomb has five golden pots. The flag of the temple is made of the 5 substances. The flag and the golden pots were donated by Anna Saheb Vichurkar.
The lotus flowers behind the idol look real. There is arrangement for devotees to stand in a queue during darshan time. On the entrance a small temple of Nandi comes first. There is a small hall or sabhamandap to assemble. Here purohits perform different pujas.
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga is in a small hollow space, which contains a pot of water. Water from the river Godavari constantly pours on the top of linga. The Jyotirlinga is unique as it has three faces embodying Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu & Lord Mahesh (Shiva).Generally the Jyotirlinga has a silver cover on festive occasions it is adorned with a golden cover of five faces each with a golden crown.
Performing Puja at the temple
It is said that a devotee who wants to perform puja should bathe and enter the main enclosure in wet dhoti. But it appears that it is not followed strictly. One can manage this by paying some money to Rs 150 or Rs 200 to the priest as advance Dakshina.
There is no fixed rate structure for puja here as in the case of other jyotirlingas. It all depends on the deal a devotee strikes with priest. Still it is in quite affordable range of Rs 101 to Rs 151. All pujas are performed at sabhamandap or small hall inside the main temple.


Temple timings and related information
Temple is managed by Shri Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Trust. However, pujas are controlled by purohits .There are three main pujas performed every day. Pujas are between 7 to 9 am, noon puja at 1 pm and sayam puja between 7 to 9 pm. During the night worship, sheja arti is carried out and a silver mask placed on a bed in a hall of mirrors.
Every Monday between 3:30 and 5 pm, a palki (palanquin) carries the silver panch mukhi mukhota (five faced image of Lord Trimbakeshwar) from the temple complex to nearby Kushavrata Tirtha and back. An abhishek is performed there. The palki processions carry a golden crown during Shivaratri, Kartik Purnima and Dussehra. The special golden crown of the Lord donated by the Peshwas is also shown to devotees once a week on every Monday at 4:30 pm.
Nagbali-Narayan Bali-Kalsarpa dosh Puja
The puja is performed at the place called Sangam (confluence) of the Godavari and its tributary Ahilya, which is just outside the Trimbakeshwar temple. The pujas are performed daily during the morning hours.

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