Saptashrungi
Nashik district, Maharashtra
Saptashrungi or Saptashringi is a site of Hindu pilgrimage in the village of Vani, situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Nashik in Indian state of Maharashtra. According to Hindu traditions, the goddess Saptashrungi Nivasini dwells within the seven mountain peaks. It is located in Nanduri, Kalwan taluka, a small village near Nashik in India. The Marathas and some Hindu tribes have worshipped the goddess from a long time and some worship her as their kuldaivat. There are 510 steps to climb the gad. To go from below to the temple, the temple trust has also provided the facility of a furnacular trolley. Its work started in July 2018. There are a total of 6 coaches in this trolley, and 10 passengers can sit in one coach. This trolley takes 3 minutes to reach the temple. Passengers have to climb 20 to 25 stairs to go from the station above the trolley to the temple. This trolley carries about 5000 passengers every day. Devotees visit this place in large numbers every day. The temple is also known popularly as one of the "three and half Shakta pithas" of Maharashtra. The temple is also one among the 51 Shakta pithas located on the Indian subcontinent and is a location where one of Sati's limbs, her right arm is reported to have fallen. Its half shaktipeeth among three and half shaktipeeth of Maharashtra.
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Where it is
Nashik district, Maharashtra. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Nasik Road railway station (NK), about 62 km by road.
- By air: Nashik International Airport (ISK), about 38 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple – Trimbak, Nashik district, at the foot of Brahmagiri hill (source of the Godavari) (about 81 km)
- Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir, Shirdi – Shirdi, Rahata taluka, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) district (about 114 km)
- Shri Grishneshwar (Ghrishneshwar) Jyotirlinga Temple – Verul (Ellora), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district (about 172 km)
- Shri Shanaishwar Devasthan, Shani Shingnapur – Shingnapur (Sonai), Nevasa taluka, Ahilyanagar district (about 187 km)
- Shri Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple – Bhimashankar, Khed taluka, Pune district (Sahyadri ranges, inside Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary) (about 190 km)
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