Wender·Vista
Nashik
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in northern Maharashtra, where the Godavari begins.

Nashik

— — the river that gathers a city every twelve years.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“An old pilgrimage city on the upper Godavari, four hours northeast of Mumbai by road. The river runs through the centre past stone ghats where families bathe and priests perform rites at dawn. Every twelve years the Sinhastha Kumbh Mela brings millions of pilgrims to the same banks. Around the city the basalt plateau gives way to vineyards and pomegranate orchards, and the hills above Trimbak hold the small spring that the river is said to begin from. from the studio

from the studio
Nashik
— bring it home

Nashik, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Nashik

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Nashik sits on the Deccan plateau in northern Maharashtra, about 165 kilometres northeast of Mumbai and 210 kilometres northwest of Pune. The city stands on the banks of the Godavari, one of the longest rivers in India, which rises at Trimbakeshwar 28 kilometres to the west and runs eastward to the Bay of Bengal. Recent census figures place the metropolitan population above 1.5 million. The surrounding district produces the bulk of India's table grapes and is the centre of the country's wine industry, with more than thirty wineries clustered between Nashik and the Sahyadri foothills.

— the year

Every twelve years Nashik hosts the Sinhastha Kumbh Mela, one of four rotating Hindu pilgrimage gatherings held when Jupiter enters Leo. The 2015 edition drew an estimated 75 million pilgrims over its full run, most of them to bathe at the Ramkund and the surrounding ghats on the Godavari. The festival has been observed on this stretch of river for centuries and is linked in tradition to episodes from the Ramayana, which place Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana's forest exile near present-day Panchavati. The next Sinhastha cycle falls in 2027.

— the visit

Most travellers arrive from Mumbai by road, a four- to five-hour drive on NH-160, or by train to Nashik Road station eight kilometres southeast of the centre. Pandavleni, a complex of 24 Buddhist rock-cut caves on Trivashmi Hill dating from the first century BCE, sits eight kilometres south of the city. Trimbakeshwar Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, lies at the headwaters of the Godavari to the west. The wine route through Sula, York, and Soma is most pleasant between November and February when the vines are in leaf and the weather is dry.

— where
India · Nashik District, Maharashtra
— elevation
584 m · 1,916 ft
— position
19.9975° N · 73.7898° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
28 km W
Trimbakeshwar
temple town
8 km S
Pandavleni Caves
rock-cut caves
15 km SW
Sula Vineyards
winery
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Nashik
Trimbakeshwar
Pandavleni Caves
Sula Vineyards
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Nashik — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Nashik is in northern Maharashtra, on the upper Godavari River about 165 kilometres northeast of Mumbai. The city sits on the Deccan plateau at roughly 584 metres elevation and is the third-largest in the state.

It is one of four cities that host the Kumbh Mela, the great twelve-year pilgrimage. Nashik's festival, the Sinhastha, draws bathers to the Ramkund on the Godavari. The city also features in the Ramayana as part of Rama's forest exile.

Yes. The district around Nashik produces most of India's wine, with more than thirty wineries between the city and the Sahyadri hills. Sula, the largest producer, was founded in 1999 and helped open the modern Indian wine market.

At a small spring on Brahmagiri Hill above Trimbakeshwar, about 28 kilometres west of Nashik. From there the river runs east across the Deccan for some 1,465 kilometres to the Bay of Bengal.

The next Sinhastha Kumbh Mela at Nashik falls in 2027, when Jupiter next enters the constellation Leo. The festival runs for several months and centres on bathing dates at the Ramkund on the Godavari.

A group of 24 Buddhist rock-cut caves carved into Trivashmi Hill south of Nashik, dating from roughly the first century BCE to the third century CE. The caves include viharas, chaityas, and inscriptions from the Satavahana period.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers from Maharashtra, for families who have made the Kumbh pilgrimage, and for vintners who know the wine country. A Small with a handwritten note from the studio suits a hallway or a home shrine wall.

The river and stained-glass palette sits comfortably in Indo-modern, jewel-tone maximalist, and warm-traditional interiors. It works with teak, brass, and cream walls, and with the deeper saturations common in South Asian homes.

Yes. The piece reads well alongside the current Indo-modern revival, which mixes traditional motifs with clean lines and contemporary lighting. Pairs well with brass accents and woven cane.

A Large tile suits a console table or an entry wall. Above a three-seat sofa a 4-tile Mural is usually the right scale; for a longer wall a 9-tile Mural carries the room.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist moisture and scratching, which makes them suitable for backsplashes, shower surrounds, and other vertical wet installations.

A soft microfibre cloth, dry or with a little water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so ordinary cleaning will not lift it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Reid Wender curates the atlas, and each tile is hand-finished in-house.

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