![]() ![]() ![]() From 1487 A.D, the province came under the rule of Mughals and was known as Gulshanabad. In 150 BC Nashik was the country’s largest market place. ![]() Classical Sanskrit poets like Valmiki, Kalidasa and Bhavabhuti have paid rich tributes here. In Kritayuga, Nashik was ‘Trikantak’, ‘Janasthana’ in Dwaparyuga and later in Kuliyuga it became ‘Navashikh’ or ‘Nashik’. 249-50, an era called Kalachuri or Chedi in later times. The Nasik inscription speaks of king Madhuriputra Ishvarasena, the Abhir and a son of Shivadatla. The Puranas state that ten Abhiras ruled for, 67 years. After the fall of the Satavahana empire, the Abhiras or Ahirs ruled in the north east and the Chutus in Maharashtra and Kuntala. At the same place Lord Laxman, by the wish of Lord Rama, cut the nose of “Shurpnakha” and thus this city was named as “Nashik”. Nashik has a rich historical past, as the mythology has it that Lord Rama, the King of Ayodhya, made Nashik his abode during his 14 years in exile. The city is situated on the banks of the Godavari River, making it one of the holiest places for Hindus all over the world. Nashik has mythological, historical, social and cultural importance. Nashik was known as Panchavati before Ramayana period. ![]()
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