The interesting town with its 200 temples and picturesque bathing ghats stands on the Godavari River, one of the holiest rivers of the Deccan. Nasik is one of the four sites for the triennial Kumbh Mela, a huge Hindu gathering which take place here every 12 years. The town is about 8 kms north-west of the Nasik Road railway station, which is of 187 km from Mumbai.