It is a city which is so deeply rooted in legends that it is impossible to separate the city from its stories � and the temples related to the stories. The minute we step into the city, we are besieged by it. We haven�t even found a hotel to stay in, but our auto driver wants to know if we want him to take us to the temples. �We have been here before� we tell him, and he answers, �But still, you will want to visit the temples. Why else would you come here again?� Our status as tourists and temple visitors seems to be obvious to him, so eventually we relent, telling him that yes, we do want to visit the temples, but we want to freshen up first. We take the mobile number proffered and heave a sigh of relief when he leaves. We are at Nashik, one of the holiest cities in Maharashtra, and also among the oldest.
