About The Event
Situated in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and covering an area of about 120 km at a height of 3400 feet high up in the hills. There is a beautiful temple of Lord Shiva amidst the wilderness of the dense jungle which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India that attracts pilgrims and devotees.
Bhimashankar is of great religious importance and one can see flocks of devotees visiting here during the month of Shravan. It is said that Lord Shiva after getting angry, killed Rakshas Tripurasura. The heat generated from their war caused the origin of river Bhima. That is why it is called the Bhimashankar. The Bhimashankar temple is a composite of old and the new architecture. It is a modest yet graceful temple and it dates back to the 18th century.
Bhimashankar Hills Trek Information:
We ascend via Ganesh ghat. There is Ganesh mandir en-route.
This is the halfway mark. The trail, after the two routes meet, is a steep climb through thick forest and lush green bushes. It leads directly to the top, where you find the Bhimashankar temple. You pass through a glimpse of history as you cross Paddar Killa - Padargad.
There is a streamlet route going down from the left of the temple. Via that route, we enter a thick jungle and come across the Sakshi Vinayak temple around 25 minutes. A route going toward the waterfall left of this temple leads to the water sculpted , Shiva Linga under this waterfall. This is called the Gupt Bhimashankar.
Itinerary
05:00 AM: Pickup from Hadapsar,
05:15 AM : Pickup from Swarget,
05:30 AM: Pickup from Shivajinagar
05:45 Am: Pickup from University road
06:00 AM: Pickup from Wakad
06:15 AM: Pickup from Hinjewadi
09:30 AM: Reach Bhorgiri and have breakfast on the way
10:00 AM: Freshen up and start your jungle trek to Bhimashankar Forest
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM: Reach Gupt Bhimashankar and start your return trek to Bhorgiri
Optional: If time permits, we will cover Bhorgad Fort
03:00 PM: Depart for Pune
09:00 PM: Arrival in Pune with loads of memories
