assisted Shiva in the battle against the demon, Bhima. Kaushika Maha Muni is said to have done 'Tapas' (penance) there. The place where he bathed is called Mokshakund tirtham, which is located behind the Bhimashankar temple. There are also the Sarvatirtha, the Kusharanya tirtha - where the Bhīmā river begins to flow eastward, and the Jnyanakund. References Notes . External links https://www.bhimashankar.org.in https://web.archive.org/web/20150519081020/http://www.shinoli.com/bhimashankar/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150407214954/http://bhimashankar.shinoli.com/ https://templeknowledge.com/about-shree-bhimashankar-temple/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080706012358/http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Shrines/Shrines.aspx?strpage=Jyotrilingas_Bhimashankar.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090604021424/http://pune.gov.in/tourism/tour_rel.html Hindu temples in Maharashtra Jyotirlingas Hindu temples in Pune district Shiva temples in Maharashtra Temples in India