Tryambakeshwara (a manifestation of the god Shiva), on the advice of the munis, praying for atonement and asking Him to make the Ganges flow over the cow. Shiva was pleased with the sage and diverted the Ganges which washed away the cow and gave rise to the Godavari river in Nashik. The water stream flowed past Kovvur and ultimately merged with the Bay of Bengal. Sapta Sāgara Yatra In olden days a pilgrimage named as sapta sāgara yātra was made by those desirous of offspring along the banks of the holy waters from the seven mouths. It starts with holy bathing at Tulyabhaga river at Chollangi village during On Amavasya day during Krishna Paksha of Pushya month as per Hindu calendar. That day is locally referred as Chollangi Amavasya. That place where the river branch merges with sea is referred as Tulya Sāgara Sangamam. Secondly, they take bath in Coringa village in the Coringa river which is considered as Atreya branch of Godavari and the holy bathing place is called as Atreya Sāgara Sangamam. After bathing at different banks of the other branches the pilgrimage ends by bathing near Narsapuram or Antarvedi. Settlements along the Godavari Maharashtra Nashik (Holy city and site of Simhastha Kumbha Mela bathing festivals) Trimbakeshwar (shrine to the Jyotirlinga of the god Shiva) Kopargaon Puntamba – A place of pilgrimage with several ancient temples including the last resting place (Samadhi) of Sant Changdev in Puntamba.This town is located in Rahata Taluka of Ahmednagar district and 18 km from holy place of shree saibaba Shirdi. The only temple attributed to Kartik Swamy ( Elder son of Lord Shiva) is located here on bank of river Godavari). River godavari which had entered in kopargapn taluka of Ahmednagar from Niphad taluka of Nashik is the natural frontier between Aurangabad and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra onwards until it enters in confluence with river Pravara at Pravarasangam village which comes under Newasa taluka a town where famous Bhakti saint Shree sant Dhnyaneshwar had written critic on Bhagavatgeeta ' Dnyaneshwari'. Paithan (ancient capital of the Satavahana dynasty) Gangakhed Nanded (location of the Hazur Sahib Nanded Sikh Gurdwara) Sironcha (town situated near the confluence of Godavari and Pranahita rivers) Telangana Basara, Nirmal district (Gnana Saraswati Temple) Goodem gutta, Adilabad (temple) Luxettipet, Adilabad Mancherial, Mancherial Godavarikhani, Ramagundam Nirmal, Nirmal district (Nirmal toys) Chennur, Adilabad Tadpakal, Nizamabad district (Armoor toys) Battapur, Nizamabad district (Armoor toys)