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Nashik: the town named for a nose

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A Kumbh city and wine capital is named after a mutilated nose.

Nashik on the Godavari is identified with Panchavati. The Sita Gupha cave is where the three are believed to have prayed to Shiva. The name Nashik is said to come from where Shurpanakha's nose (nasika) fell after Lakshmana cut it.

Who: Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Shurpanakha

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Places: Nashik (Panchavati)

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