SACRED TANKS IN MAHARASHTRA |
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Ram Kund |
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This
holy tank situated at Nashik, Maharashtra is 27 m by 12 m and was
built in 1696 by Chitrarao Khatarkar. Hundreds of pilgrims arrive
to take a holy dip at the Ramkund in the river Godavari. The river
turns to right at an angle of 90 degrees. It is believed that Rama
and Sita used to bathe in this tank during their exile. Religious
Hindus even today, immerse a dead person's ashes in this tank so
that the soul of the dead person can attain moksha or liberation.
The ashes of numerous personalities such as Pandit Nehru, Indira
Gandhi, Y B Chavan and others have been immersed at Ramkund. |
