Bhimashankar

Bhimashankar is a temple town that is about 100 km from and 223 km from in Western Maharashtra. It is considered to be one of the holiest places in India and is also a popular trekking destination.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: Shiva ( Jyotirlinga) temple in Maharashtra, India
  • Also known as: “Bhīmāshankar”, “Bhimashankar Temple”, and “ভীমশংকর”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Padargad.

Fort
is a small fort used for vigilance in the past. is situated to the east of in the state of . It is on the Bhimashanker trek route in the Karjat area, because of its height and difficult climbing, it is not visited by most of the trekkers.

Bhimashankar

Latitude
19.072° or 19° 4′ 19″ north
Longitude
73.5358° or 73° 32′ 9″ east
Elevation
919 metres (3,015 feet)
Open location code
7JFM3GCP+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3077355144
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1275948
Wiki­data ID
Q1093326
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Bhimashankar” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভীমশংকর মন্দির”
  • Catalan: “Bhimashankar”
  • Dutch: “Bhimashankar Temple”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بهيماشانكار”
  • German: “Bhimashankar”
  • Gujarati: “ભીમાશંકર”
  • Hindi: “भीमाशंकर मंदिर”
  • Kannada: “ಭೀಮಾಶಂಕರ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Maithili: “भीमाशंकर”
  • Maithili: “भीमाशङ्कर”
  • Malayalam: “ഭീമശങ്കർ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ഭീമാശങ്കർ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Marathi: “भिमाशंकर”
  • Marathi: “भीमाशंकर मंदिर”
  • Nepali: “भीमाशंकर”
  • Newari: “भीमाशंकर”
  • Oriya: “ଭୀମାଶଙ୍କର ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Bhimashankar”
  • Russian: “Бхимашанкар”
  • Sanskrit: “भीमशङ्करः”
  • Spanish: “Bhimashankar”
  • Tamil: “பீமாசங்கர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “భీమశంకర లింగము - భీమా శంకరం”
  • Telugu: “భీమా శంకరం”

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