Nāsik

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Nāsik. The main city (pop. c.80,000) of the district by the same name in Mahārāṣṭra state and 20 miles from the famous Trymbakéshver temple built by the Peshwās.

It is a holy city where one of the four Hindu orthodox Dharmagurus has a seat, the other three places being Shṛṇgeri, Purī, and Dwārakā; it is also one of the four cities where a kuṃbha-mela is held once every twelve years. The pious consider Nāsik as the Kāśī of the South.