Bhimashankar Temple – Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 14 Kms from Tale Ghar, 62
Kms from Manchar, 69 Kms from Khed, 89 Kms from Alephata, 105 Kms from Pune
Airport, 110 Kms from Pune, 110 Kms from Pune Railway Station, 138 Kms from Sangamner,
158 Kms from Karjat, 201 Kms from Thane, 205 Kms from Nashik, 206 Kms from Wada,
278 Kms from Aurangabad, 199 Kms from Mumbai and 227 Kms from Mumbai Airport.
From
Pune:
ST buses are available from Shivaji Nagar Pune to Bhimashankar
at 5:30 in the morning to 2:00 pm. From Pune -> Rajguru Nagar -> Chas
Kaman Dam -> Wada -> Bhimashankar; from Pune -> Rajguru Nagar ->
Manchar -> Ghodegoan -> Bhimashankar; from Mumbai ->Chakan [i.e.,
exterior part of Pune] -> Rajguru Nagar (Khed) -> Manchar -> Ghodegoan
-> Bhimashankar. But these buses are highly unreliable. Sometime the buses
do not turn up at Bhimashankar at all in afternoon and visitors have to wait
for hours for buses. Many times, people have to go by private vehicles which
are extremely unsafe. But as there is no option available, people choose this
and return. Hence, if you are starting from Pune by MSRTC bus, Start early and
you can return early.
From
Mumbai:
If coming from Mumbai,
take Pune road. About 31 Kms from Deonar traffic
junction lies the Mumbai Pune Expressway (NH-4) after crossing Navi Mumbai and
Panvel. After 52 Kms from Panvel is Lonavala and 50 Kms from there is
on NH-4 is Wadgaon. At Wadgaon, turn left on the State Highway towards Chakan
which is about 12 Kms. At Chakan, take NH 50 towards Manchar which is
around 65 Kms to Bhimashankar.
From Mumbai direct State Transport buses are available
from Kurla Nehrunagar and Kalyan. you can go by changing buses. ST buses are
available for Ghodegaon and Manchar from Mumbai central, Parel and Kurla
Nehrunagar. After reaching Ghodegaon or Manchar next journey is easy due to
more frequency of buses. Traveling from Mumbai to Bhimashankar takes 6 hours by
private car and state transport vehicles takes 8 hours.
Alternatively, u can go via Kalyan also. Go to Kalyan
from Mumbai via thane. From Kalyan take Mumbai-Ahmednagar (alias Nagar)
highway. It is via Murbad. After reaching Bankarphata which is 2 hours from Kalyan,
turn right for Junnar. From Junnar go to Ghodegaon which 40 minutes journey.
From Ghodegaon, Bhimashankar is about 47 Kms away. This way is through Malshej Ghat which is
often closed in heavy rains, so avoid this route in monsoon. you can visit fort
Shivneri while going through this route near Junnar. On this way u can go in
Malshej Ghat. one of the Ashtavinaayak Lenyaadri is also en route.
From
Other Routes:
It is also accessible from Karjat on
the Pune — Mumbai section of the Central railway. There is no proper road
from Karjat to Bhimashankar and only the devotees who wish to go to the temple
on foot during festivals use this road. If coming from Aurangabad or
Ahmednagar, move towards Alephata which is 30 km from Ahmednagar (alias
Nagar). Then go to Manchar which is 60 km from Alephata. Take right from
Manchar and after 59 km to reach Bhimashankar (Aurangabad to Ahmednagar is
112 km). Another route is via Sangamner, which lies on
Nashik-Pune Road; from Sangamner go to Manchar and then follow the same route
towards Bhimashankar, which is 59 km.
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