Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Girish Mahajan Takes ST Bus To Review Trimbakeshwar Arrangements
Many people visit Trimbakeshwar on Shravan Mondays.
Trimbakeshwar is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.
Large crowds and traffic problems were reported during the first Shravan Monday.
Officials created a parking area at Khambale, about four kilometres from Trimbak town.
Buses take devotees from the parking area to the temple town.
Minister Girish Mahajan rode one of these buses to check the arrangements himself.
He travelled with several district officials and a water expert.
He also wanted to make sure his official convoy did not trouble the devotees.
During the trip, he suggested ways to improve crowd and traffic management.
Kumbh Mela and Nashik Guardian Minister Girish Mahajan travelled by MSRTC bus to Trimbakeshwar.
Mahajan travelled from the Khambale parking area with district officials and water expert Rajendra Singh.
The visit came as thousands of devotees arrived for Shravan Monday at Trimbakeshwar.
Devotees are being transported by MSRTC buses between Khambale parking area and Trimbakeshwar.
Mahajan reviewed crowd and traffic preparations and offered suggestions to district officials.
- Who
- Kumbh Mela and Nashik District Guardian Minister Girish Mahajan, accompanied by District Collector Ayush Prasad, Superintendent of Police Dr D. S. Swami, water expert Rajendra Singh and others.
- What
- Mahajan travelled by an MSRTC bus and reviewed preparations for managing Shravan Monday crowds and traffic.
- When
- On a Shravan Monday, in the morning; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- From the Khambale parking area to Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To inspect the arrangements, suggest improvements and ensure his official convoy did not inconvenience devotees.
- Minister
- Girish Mahajan, Kumbh Mela Minister and Nashik District Guardian Minister
- Transport operator
- Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)
- Starting point
- Khambale parking area
- Distance
- Khambale is about four kilometres from Trimbak town
- Occasion
- Shravan Monday
- Pilgrimage site
- Trimbakeshwar, described in the article as one of India’s twelve Jyotirlingas
- Main concerns
- Crowd management and traffic arrangements