Bhimashankar is located in the village of Bhorgiri in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra. This place is very beautiful and is surrounded by a dense forest. It is endowed with a lot of natural beauty and scenery that gives the atmosphere a vibrant feeling. There are various scenic points like the Bombay point, Gupta bhimashankar point, the origin of river Bhima, Hanuman tank and the Nagphani point. These points have a lot of natural beauty and are natural attractions of the place. It is on of the holy places as one of the most important Hindu temples is situated here.

The Bhimashankar forest is dense and has a number of waterfalls. This place is called as Gupta Bhimashankar as there is a sculpted water Shiva linga under the fall. The Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary is home to many animals and birds. It is the home to many types of squirrels. The river Bhima originates from this place and it is a good idea to trek Bhimashankar. This is a very popular weekend getaway for the people from Mumbai and Pune.

The temple of Bhimashankar is built in Nagara style of architecture. Nana Phadnavis built the shikhara of the temple but the temple belongs to the 18th century. There is a beautiful Roman style bell in front of the temple that has historic importance. Chimaji Appa brought two bells after he won a war against the Portuguese in Vasai. One bell is here at the Bhimashankar temple and the other one is at Menovali near Wai.

The entrance of the temple is wooden and is carved beautifully. The sanctum at this place is at lower level. The lingam is swayambhu, self emanated lingam. It is placed exactly at the center of the garbhagriham. The pillars are adorned with intricate carvings of divinities interspersed with human figures. There are scenes from mythology carved on the walls and doorframes of the temple.

There is a small shrine of Lord Shani within the temple premises. There is a idol of nandi at the entrance of the Shiva temple.

Bhimashankar is one of the holiest places of the Hindus and is one of the 12 jyotirlangams. This pilgrimage place is approximately 3500 feet high up in the hills. The surrounding area has a dense forest and the state government of Maharashtra has declared it as a wildlife sanctuary.