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'''Muktidham''' is a marble temple complex honouring various [[Hindu]] gods. It is a popular tourist attraction situated in the [[Nashik Road]] suburb of the city of [[Nashik]] in the State of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. It is privately operated through a trust and was built through a generous donation by the late [[J. D. Bytco|Mr. J.D. Chauhan-Bytco]], a local industrialist.<ref name=a>[http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/touristplaces.htm Muktidham temple is situated in Nashik Road. Built by Late Shri JayramBhai Bytco, is magnificent piece of architecture, made of kota stone and marble from Makran in Rajastan, and by Rajastani sculptors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001202528/http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/touristplaces.htm |date=2013-10-01 }} Official Website of Nashik District</ref><ref name=b>{{cite web|author=Krishna |url=http://hindutemplesindia.blogspot.com/2010/08/muktidham-temple-nasik.html |title=Muktidham Temple is located on the suburbs of Nasik, Maharastra. A Beautiful temple that is has the marble complex was constructed by late Late Shri JayramBhai Bytco or Mr. J.D. Chauhan-Bytco and handled through his trust privately |publisher=Hindutemplesindia.blogspot.com |date=2010-08-07 |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref> The temple was founded in the year 1971.<ref name=g/>

It has replicas of 12 [[Jyotirlinga]]s, which have been built as per dimension of original deities and have been sanctified by sending them to their respective pilgrimage centers.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>

Further, there is a temple dedicated to Lord [[Krishna]] in the Muktidham complex. The walls of Krishna temple has paintings depicting scenes from life of Krishna and Mahabharata. These were painted by a noted painter [[Raghubir Mulgaonkar]], whose services were employed by the founder of Muktidham, [[J. D. C. Bytco|Jairambhai Chauhan]].<ref name=g>{{cite book|title=Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art By Kajri Jain|date=2007|page=160|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bl8No2_PJ8AC&pg=PA160&dq=muktidham+bytco&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KGAPU62WDcOzrgfn_IHwDg&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=muktidham%20bytco&f=false}}</ref><ref name=bb>{{cite book|title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens edited by Raminder Kaur, Ajay J Sinha|date=2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzcdRXXTHkEC&pg=PP45&dq=muktidham+nasik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O18PU4fAC4uWrAea7YDYCg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=muktidham%20nasik&f=false}}</ref> Also unique to this temple are eighteen chapters of [[Bhagavad Gita|Geeta]] written on the walls.<ref name=b/><ref>Travel House Guide to Incredible India -2004- Page 268</ref>

The temple is made with marble from [[Makrana]] in [[Rajasthan]], and by [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthani]] sculptors.<ref name=b/>

Apart from the replicas of all the twelve Jyotirlingas, temple of [[Sri Krishna]] there are also idols of all major Hindu Gods and Goddesses like [[Vishnu]], [[Laxmi]] [[Rama]], [[Laxman]], [[Sita]], [[Hanuman]], [[Durga]], [[Ganesha]].<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>

Muktidham is amongst the tourist attraction of town. Thousands of Hindu devotees visit Muktidham Temple during [[Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha|Kumbh Mela]].<ref name=b/>

Further, the complex also houses a [[Dharamshala (type of building)|dharamshala]], which can accommodate at least 200 pilgrims.<ref>{{cite book|title=Shirdi Sai Baba and Other Perfect Masters by C. B. Satpathy|date=2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=POKBmwTsgsgC&pg=PT37&dq=muktidham+nasik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HWcPU5TeM4mLrQei2IHoAw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=muktidham%20nasik&f=false}}</ref>

==References==
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