Editing Godavari River (section)

==Settlements along the Godavari==
[[File:Trimbakeshwar.JPG|thumb|left|[[Trimbakeshwar]]]]

===Maharashtra===
* [[Nashik]] (Holy city and site of [[Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha|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&nbsp;km from holy place of Sai Baba of Shirdi. A temple attributed to [[Kartikeya]] (younger son of Shiva) is located here on bank of river Godavari). River godavari which had entered in kopargaon 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 'Dhnyaneshwari'.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
* [[Paithan]] (ancient capital of the [[Satavahana dynasty]])
* [[Gangakhed]]
* [[Nanded]] (location of the [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]] [[Sikhism|Sikh]] [[Gurdwara]])
* [[Sironcha]] (town situated near the confluence of Godavari and Pranahita rivers)

===Telangana===
[[File:Kaleswaram.jpg|thumb|upright|Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple]]

* [[Basar, Telangana|Basara]], [[Nirmal district]] (Gnana Saraswati Temple)
* Goodem gutta, Adilabad (temple) [[Luxettipet]], Adilabad
* [[Mancherial]], [[Mancherial]]
* [[Godavarikhani]], [[Ramagundam]]
* [[Nirmal]], [[Nirmal district]] (Nirmal toys)
* [[Chennur, Mancherial district|Chennur]], [[Adilabad]]
* [[Tadpakal]], [[Nizamabad district]] (Armoor toys)
* Battapur, Nizamabad district (Armoor toys)
*[[Dharmapuri, Jagtial district]]
* [[Godavarikhani]], [[Ramagundam]], [[Sripada Yellampalli Project]]
* [[Manthani]], [[Peddapalli district]] (Gautameshwara Swami (Shiva) temple, Rama, Saraswati temples)
* [[Kaleshwaram]], [[Jayashankar Bhupalpally district]] (Kaleswara Mukhteswara Swamy (Shiva) temple)
* [[Mahadevpur]] Jayashankar Bhupalpally district
* [[Eturnagaram]], Jayashankar Bhupalpally district
* [[Manuguru]], [[Bhadradri Kothagudem district]]
* [[Bhadrachalam]], Bhadradri Kothagudem district

===Andhra Pradesh===
[[File:Antarvedi temple on the banks of Godavari in Andhra pradesh.jpg|thumbnail|right|Antarvedi temple]]
[[File: Sunset view of Godavari river from Rajahmundry.jpg|thumb|Sunset view of Godavari River and bridge from Rajahmundry]]
*[[Polavaram, Eluru district]] (Sri Bhadrakalisametha Sri Veereswara Swami temple)
*[[Rajahmundry|Rajamahendravaram]], [[East Godavari]] (where the Akhanda Godavari splits into two streams called "Gautami" and "Vashista" before joining Bay of Bengal)
*[[Kovvur]], [[East Godavari district]]
* [[Ravulapalem]], [[Konaseema district]]
* [[Kothapeta, Konaseema|Kothapeta]], [[Konaseema district]]
*[[Mukteswaram]], Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district (Sri Kshana Muktheswara Swamy temple)
* [[Kotipalli]], Konaseema district (Sri Someswara Swamy temple)
* [[Antarvedi]], Konaseema district (Antarvedi is famous for the Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries. There is also a temple of Shiva that is older than Narasimha Swamy temple. The temple's idol of Shiva was installed by Rama.)
* [[Narasapuram]], West Godavari district

=== Puducherry ===
* [[Yanam district]] (Yanam is an enclave located in East Godavari district, where the Gautami joins the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It belongs to [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] union territory.)

===Places of interest===
Sites of pilgrimage include:
* [[Basar, Telangana|Basar]] (originally, Vyasara) – Sri Gyana [[Saraswati]] temple is situated on the banks of Godavari in Adilabad district, Telangana. It is about {{convert|210|km|mile|abbr=on}} from state capital Hyderabad and accessible by road and rail (nearest major station: Nizamabad, although Basar station also exists). It is considered that the sage Vyasa wrote the Mahabharata on the banks of Godavari at this location near Harsha house it is the beautiful scenario, and thus the place came to be known as Vyasara.
* Kandhakurthi – Thriveni sangamam where three rivers join. Godavari, [[Manjira River]] and [[Haridra River]]
* [[Bhadrachalam]] – Hindu Temple of [[Rama]] constructed by [[Bhakta Ramdas]] in the 16th century
* [[Dharmapuri, Telangana]] – Hindu Temple of [[Narasimha]]. Godavari flows from north to south in Dharmapuri, hence the river is locally called 'Dakshina Vahini' [South Flowing]
* [[Kaleshwaram]] – Sri Kaleswara Mukhteswara swamy Temple is situated here on the banks of Triveni sangamam of rivers Godavari and Pranahita. It is 125 kilometres away from Karimnagar city, 115&nbsp;km away from Warangal city.
* [[Trimbakeshwar]] – One of the twelve [[Jyotirlinga]]s and ancient temple of [[Shiva]]
* [[Nanded]] – [[Takht Sri Hazur Sahib]], second of the five most sacred places in [[Sikhism]]
* [[Nashik]] – One of the four [[Kumbh Mela|Sinhastha Kumbh Mela]], a Hindu pilgrimage place
* [[Paithan]] – Saint Eknath's native place, famous [[Jayakwadi Dam]], and a beautiful garden named after Sant Dhnyaneshwar.
[[File:Araku Valley Scenic View Visakhapatnam District.jpg|thumb|Scenic View of Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Antarvedi]], Konaseema district – Antarvedi is famous for the Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries. There is also a temple of Shiva that is older than Narasimha Swamy temple. The temple's idol of Shiva was installed by Rama.
* [[Konaseema]] – Delta of Godavari
* [[Pattiseema]] – A village where a [[Hindu]] temple is located on a small hill on an island in the river
* [[Kovvur]] – A village where cows resided and a place where the maaya-dhenu fell dead. Footprints of the maaya-dhenu were seen even today in the famous place Kovvur called "Goshpadakshetram" also called "Gopadala Revu" where the footprints of the holy cow are seen near the temple of Shiva. Also a village which is the reason for the birth of river [[Godavari]]. It is famous for a Sanskrit school which has been built 63 years ago.
* [[Rajahmundry|Rajamahendravaram]] – A city known for its role in Telugu culture and birthplace of writers such as [[Nannayya]], one of the [[Kavitrayam]] trinity of poets who translated the [[Mahabharata]] into Telugu. It is known for [[floriculture]], tourism, industries and its [[Historic site|heritage]] The Godavari Pushkaralu is a major local festival that is staged every 12 years.
* [[Deomali (mountain)|Deomali peak]] located in the Godavari basin is the highest peak (1672 m [[Mean sea level|msl]]) in Odisha state.