Ramkund
A bathing tank on the Godavari where the Kumbh is held every twelve years, and where ashes are immersed year round.
- Where
- Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 20.0073, 73.7925
Get the Ramkund stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ramkund. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ramkund
Saptashrungi 2.8 km
Half a Shakti Peetha, up four hundred and seventy steps.
Pandavleni Caves 8.7 km
Twenty four Buddhist caves above Nashik, with inscriptions naming the Satavahana kings who paid for them.
Sula Vineyards 11 km
The harvest, and the reason Nashik is on a map.
Ramsej 12 km
A small fort north of Nashik that Aurangzeb's army attacked in 1682 and could not take quickly.
Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary 22 km
A wetland where the Godavari meets the Kadva, called Maharashtra's Bharatpur.
Anjaneri 25 km
The hill where Hanuman is said to have been born, with caves and a plateau above Nashik.
Trimbakeshwar 29 km
A Jyotirlinga, and the Godavari's source.
Harihar Fort 35 km
Eighty degree rock cut steps, and no railing.
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Questions
Where is Ramkund?
Ramkund is in Nashik, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Saptashrungi (2.8 km), Pandavleni Caves (8.7 km), Sula Vineyards (11 km).
How do I get the Ramkund stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ramkund and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ramkund before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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