The scriptures speak of many ashrams belonging to Agastya. According to Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 87, verse 20 and Chapter 96, verse 1, the Pandavas had visited one such ashram during their exile. This ashram is located in Panchavati, 24 kms south east of Nasik. this place is still called Agastyagiri. The Mahabharata also talks of another ashram near Prayag. Here Yudhishtira had stayed for a while, along with the sage Lomasha. The Ramayana also mentions an Agastyaashram in Aranyakanda, sarga 11. Rama and Lakshmana had visited this ashram during their exile.