Nasik
a town of Bombay, British India, on the Godavari, 31 miles from its source, and 100 miles N. E. of Bombay. It ranks as one of the most sacred of Hindu places of pilgrimage, the banks and even the bed of the river being crowded with temples and shrines. Formerly it was a Mahratta capital; now it manufactures paper, cotton, and excellent brass and copper work. Pop. about 35,000.