Credits

Data credits

• Weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
• Maps: © OpenStreetMap contributors · tiles by OpenFreeMap · satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · terrain: Mapzen / AWS Open Data
• News headlines: via Google News; each headline links to and belongs to its publisher
• Panchang and sunrise: calculated by Kumbh Path with astronomy-engine (MIT licence)

Photo credits

Photos are shared openly on Wikimedia Commons. Thank you to every photographer. Illustrations and posters are by Kumbh Path.

• A mahant leading his akhada to the Shahi Snan (Ujjain Simhastha, 2016) · Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Akhada chariot in a Shahi Snan procession (Ujjain Simhastha, 2016) · Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Anjaneri hill near Trimbakeshwar · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Stone carving at the old temples of Anjaneri · Satishkulkarniwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Anjaneri plateau and fields · Coolgama · CC BY-SA 4.0
• View from Anjaneri hill over the lakes below · Adwait · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Old Jain temple ruins at Anjaneri · Sangramgovardhane · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The lake on top of Anjaneri hill · Santoshiwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Carved stone temple at Anjaneri · Satishkulkarniwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Buddha Smarak stupa at the foot of Pandav Leni hill · GaneshShimpiwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Devotees at the Nashik Kumbh Mela · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A flower seller making offerings on the ghat, Nashik Kumbh 2015 · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Godavari at Gandhi Talav beside Ramkund · MayurFreelancer · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sugar garlands (gathi) sold for Gudi Padwa · Mihika Kulkarni · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Evening lights on the Godavari at Goda Ghat, Nashik · Prashant Kharote · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The ancient Godavari temple at Ramkund · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A gudi raised for Gudi Padwa, with mango leaves and a copper kalash · Mihika Kulkarni · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Women in nauvari sarees at a Gudi Padwa new-year procession · AmanAgrahari01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pilgrims bathing during the 2015 Nashik Kumbh · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kalaram Mandir, Panchavati · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Rear corner of Kalaram Mandir · Pradeep717 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kalaram Mandir seen from its courtyard · Udaykumar PR · CC BY 3.0
• Black-stone idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in the Kalaram sanctum · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Black-stone domes and shikhara of Kalaram Mandir · Saket Verma · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Courtyard and front pavilion of Kalaram Mandir · Udaykumar PR · CC BY 3.0
• Pillared sabha mandap of Kalaram Mandir · Akshatha Inamdar · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The carved shikhara of Kalaram Mandir · Akshatha Inamdar · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kalsubai, the highest peak in Maharashtra, seen from its base village · Mvkulkarni23 · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Sunrise over the Sahyadri from Kalsubai peak · Ragz13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Kalsubai temple on the summit · Pradeep717 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Stone carvings at Kedareshwar Mahadev Mandir · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Carved Nandi at Kedareshwar Mahadev Mandir, Kushavarta · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Pilgrims at the Nashik Kumbh, 2015 · BOMBMAN from Mumbai, India · CC BY 2.0
• Pilgrims bathing at Ramkund during the 2015 Nashik Kumbh · Ilikeni3 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Volunteers and security teams on duty at a Kumbh Mela (Prayagraj, 2019) · Michael T Balonek · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kushavarta Kund, Trimbakeshwar, during the 2015 Kumbh · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Devotees bathing at Kushavarta Kund · Swapppp57 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sadhus at Kushavarta during the Simhastha Kumbh · Prashant Kharote · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kushavarta Tirth reflecting the temple shikhara · Studio Gestalt · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pilgrims at Kushavarta Kund, the symbolic source of the Godavari · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Laxmanji Sheshnag Avatar temple, Panchavati · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• Mahamarg bus stand, Nashik · AnandKatgaonkar · Public domain
• A plate of misal with onion, tomato and farsan · Vade parag10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Misal pav: spicy sprout curry topped with farsan, served with pav · Dheerajk88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• MSRTC buses lined up for Kumbh pilgrims, 2015 · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• MSRTC Shivneri AC bus, used on the Mumbai–Pune–Nashik routes · Rsrikanth05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• MSRTC bus to Trimbakeshwar during the 2015 Kumbh · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A Naga sadhu in the Amrit Snan procession (Prayagraj Kumbh, 2019) · Michael T Balonek · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Painted storks at Nandur Madhmeshwar bird sanctuary · ज्ञानदा गद्रे-फडके · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The wetland at Nandur Madhmeshwar · Phadke09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Old city of Nashik · AnandKatgaonkar · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Nashik airport terminal at Ozar · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Shri Ram statue in Panchavati · K.Venkataramana · CC0
• The street of shops leading to Sita Gufa, Panchavati · Udaykumar PR · CC BY 3.0
• Carved chaitya façade of the Pandav Leni caves, Nashik · Katyare · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Pillared hall of a Pandav Leni cave · Surajpanad · CC BY 3.0
• Buddhist monks walking past the Pandav Leni caves · Prashant Kharote · CC BY-SA 4.0
• View over Nashik and the Buddha Smarak from Pandav Leni hill · Satishkulkarniwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bust of Dadasaheb Phalke at the National Museum of Indian Cinema, Mumbai · DesiBoy101 · CC BY 4.0
• A purple heron taking flight · Phadke09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A scene from Raja Harishchandra (1913), Dadasaheb Phalke's first feature film · Dadasaheb Phalke · Public domain
• Evening at Ramkund on the Godavari, Nashik · Anup Moray · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sunset over Ramkund with devotees on the ghat · Rohit R Nashik via (Temple City Nashik) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The ghats and temples around Ramkund · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Devotees gathered along Ramkund during a festival · Rohit R Nashik via (Temple City Nashik) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Devotees at Ramkund during Makar Sankranti · Rohit R Nashik · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pilgrims taking a holy dip at Ramkund · Rohit R Nashik · CC BY-SA 4.0
• View across Ramkund during the 2015 Kumbh · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A sadhu on the ghat in Nashik · AnantGujratiwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• A sadhu at Trimbakeshwar during the 2015 Kumbh · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Portrait of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar · Unknown · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Savarkar family home at Bhagur, near Nashik · Bharatjeevan · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Entrance to Sita Gufa, Panchavati · Akshatha Inamdar · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ramayana tableau inside Sita Gufa · Akshatha Inamdar · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Queue at the entrance of Sita Gufa under the banyan trees · Omkarwalimbewikitakesnasik · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Painted Ramayana scene at Sita Gufa · Akshatha Inamdar · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Someshwar waterfall on the Godavari, Nashik · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Godavari above Someshwar waterfall · Vallabhdhootwtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Someshwar Mahadev temple beside the Godavari · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Main entrance of Nashik Road railway station · Superfast1111 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Statue of Lord Rama at Tapovan, Nashik · Rangnath Wakchaure · Public domain
• Ramayana scene with statues at Tapovan · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Rocks and small falls on the river at Tapovan ghat · Mahi29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The river at Tapovan, Nashik · Laurawtn · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pilgrim tent accommodation at a Kumbh Mela · आर्या जोशी · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Trimbakeshwar town below the Brahmagiri hills · Saisumanth532 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Flower offerings for sale outside Trimbakeshwar · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Entrance gate of Trimbakeshwar temple · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The street leading to Trimbakeshwar temple · Prabirghose · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple · Prashant Kharote · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Carved shikhara of the Trimbakeshwar temple · Mr. Debapriya Hore · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Camp gate of the Bada Udasin akhada (Ujjain Simhastha, 2016) · Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0