Saptashringi Nivasini - Swayambhu (self-manifested) Devi at Nashik, Maharashtra.
Saptashringi Nivasini - Swayambhu (self-manifested) Devi at Nashik, Maharashtra. Saptashrungi or Saptashringi is a site of Hindu pilgrimage, situated 60 kilometres from Nashik in the 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 the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to Hindu traditions, the goddess Saptashrungi Nivasini dwells within the seven mountain peaks. (Sapta means seven and shrung means peaks.) It is located in Nanduri, Kalwan taluka, a small village near Nashik in India. The Marathas and some Bhil tribes have been worshipping the goddess for a long time and some worship her as their Kuldaivat. There are 510 steps to climb the gad. Devotees visit this place in large numbers every day. The temple is also known popularly as one of the "three and a half Shakti Peethas" of Maharashtra. The temple is also one