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Trimbakeshwar town is an ancient Hindu Pilgrim center located at the source of the Godavari River, the longest river in peninsular India. The extraordinary feature of the Jyotirlinga located here is the Linga in the temple is in the form of a three faced embodying Tridev, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.

The present Trimbakeshwar temple was constructed by the third Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (1740-1760) on the site of an old temple. There are entry gates in all the four directions, viz. East, West, South and North. As per spiritual conceptions, the direction East denotes the beginning, West denotes maturity, South denotes fulfillment or completion and the North stands for revelation.

The extraordinary feature of the Jyotirlinga located here is its three faces embodying Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. Due to excessive use of water, the linga has started to erode. It is said that this erosion symbolizes the eroding nature of human society. 

The Lingas are covered by a jeweled crown that is placed over the Gold Mask of Tridev (Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh). The crown is said to be from the age of the Pandavas and consists of diamonds, emeralds, and many other precious stones. The crown is displayed every Monday from 4-5 pm. 

There are images of various deities, namely, Gangadevi, Jaleswara, Rameswara, Gautameswara, Kedarnatha, Rama, Krishna, Parasurama and Lakshmi Narayana. 

The temple address : Shrimant Peshwe Path, Nashik District, Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra 422212. 

Trimbakeshwar is 28 km from Nashik. Nashik is well connected by road and rail to Mumbai and Pune.

The temple stands within a spacious courtyard and is constructed with black stone in the Nagara style. The temple has a high Shikhara which is a square on the internal side. This Shikhara has a giant amalaka, which is a lotus-shaped disk made up of stone. On the top of amalaka is the golden kalasha.

 In front of the garbhagriha is a hall that is open from three sides for devotees to enter. Various designs of flowers, images of gods, humans and animals have been carved on the arches and pillars.

The Godavari river originates from Bramhagiri mountains near the temple and meets the sea near Rajahmudry, Andhra Pradesh. Kushavarta, a kund, is considered the symbolic origin of the river Godavari.

The temple tank is called Amritavarshini, which measures 92 ft  x 98 ft.