These three flat-top, black granite table-rocks stand guard on south-western edge of the sparsely populated flatland called Trimbak. It is more of a wilderness dotted with small settlements called villages. Popularly referred to as Brahmagiri range, in whose lap about two kilometers uphill, originates a stream believed to be the source of Godavari river. Trimbakeshwar temple, lying at its foothill, replicates these three lingas in its sanctum sanctorum, representing Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. However, inside the temple the lingas are not visible on or over the surface but are sunken in the hollow under the Yoni formation—constantly fed by frothy white mix of milk, butter, curd, honey and water— the abhishekam is performed by local brahmins only or sometime by a special devotees chosen by them. The white ‘holy liquid’ passes through the nimble fingers of a pandit reciting mantras while constantly rubbing and caressing the ‘living rocks’. This liquid, taken as ‘amrit prasad’, represents life force, virility, and the fluid from the conjugation of Shiva and Shakti. In the temple bazaar almost all the shops sell Pedas, Milkcake, and Khoa/Mawa as local ‘prasadam’. Wonder how much of the temple liquid goes through the fire to make those sweets. Trimbakeshwar temple’s gopuram and vimana are made from black rock mined from this hill.