Three Faces, Three Hours and Three Hundred Rupees !!!

Trimbakeshwar Temple : A very ancient temple and definitely worth a visit.

Wikipedia says :
"Trimbakeshwar or Trimbakeshwar is a religious center having one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The extraordinary feature of the Jyotirlinga located here is its "three" faces embodying Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Rudra. Due to excessive use of water, the linga has started to erode. It is said that this erosion symbolises the eroding nature of human society. "

We were short of time and had to be back to Mumbai to catch a flight. We had resigned to the fact that we would not be able to see the temple as there was a min 3 hr queue but the eroding nature of human society made sure that even without asking I was approached to beat the 3 hour queue for around 300 Rs for two ppl. It was a tough call as I was always against the idea of VIP or pass based entrance for a religious place. But the only other choice was not to be there considering our genuine time constraint. And I also noticed that for the prasad I got a coconut the moment somebody saw a 50 Rs note :-)

A strange experience !!!