Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha · Updates
Nashik Kumbh 2027 Updates: What Has Been Announced
The Simhastha opens with the flag hoisting on Saturday 31 October 2026, at Ramkund in Nashik and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar. The three Amrit Snans are on 2 August, 31 August and 11 and 12 September 2027, in the Kumbh Mela Authority's plan.
Verified from an official source (announced programme)Checked on Tue 20 Oct 2026
This page lists each announcement by date, newest first, with its source. When the authority publishes a new notice, it goes here first.
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What is confirmed, and what is not yet
For each detail still to come, what happened at the last Kumbh and when it was announced.
Confirmed
- Flag hoisting (opening)Saturday 31 October 2026 at 12:02 pm, at Ramkund in Nashik and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar at the same time. The date is in the Kumbh Mela Authority's plan; the time was reported from the authority on 24 September 2026.Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, 15 Jun 2026, section 1.2 dates charts
- Three Amrit SnansMonday 2 August and Tuesday 31 August 2027 at both centres; the third on Saturday 11 September 2027 at Ramkund, Nashik and Sunday 12 September 2027 at Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar.Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, 15 Jun 2026, section 1.2 dates charts
- Nagar PradakshinaThursday 29 July 2027 in Nashik, set at the Chief Minister's meeting with the 13 akharas on 1 June 2025. It is a procession, not a bathing day, and it is not in the plan's dates charts.Simhastha Kumbh Mela to begin in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar on Oct 31 next year, PTI via The Week, 1 Jun 2025
- Closing (Samapti)The plan's dates charts give Monday 24 July 2028 for Trimbakeshwar and Saturday 29 July 2028 for Nashik.Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, 15 Jun 2026, section 1.2 dates charts
- Opening programmeThe authority's commissioner announced a Shankhanad (conch) programme on Sunday 25 October, a procession of sadhus from Tapovan to Ramkund on Friday 30 October at 3 pm, the flag hoisting on 31 October and closing rituals on Sunday 1 November 2026.Nashik Kumbh Mela: 25 October Shankhanad aiming for a world record (Marathi), Sakal, 12 Oct 2026
- Ramkund closed for worksRamkund and nearby ghats, from the Ahilyabai Holkar bridge to the Talkuteshwar temple, are closed to devotees until 31 October 2026 so that works can be finished. Dashakriya rites continue at set spots.Ramkund closed until 31 October; roads to close in phases (Marathi), ETV Bharat, 15 Oct 2026
- Parking and shuttle frameworkThe plan sets three tiers of parking: outer parking for private vehicles on bathing days, buffer parking, and inner parking reached by shuttle bus. From inner parking, the way to the ghats is on foot. The plan marks these figures tentative.Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, 15 Jun 2026, section 1.2 dates charts
- Rules for private tent citiesOperators need at least two acres of private land in Nashik district and may run only between March and December 2027, under the authority's rules. No public booking channel has been named.Nashik: Private tent cities to expand accommodation for Simhastha 2027 pilgrims, Free Press Journal, 29 Sep 2026
- Official channelThe Simhastha section of the Divisional Commissioner's website, with the Kumbh Mela Plan, and its X account @divcomnashik.Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela 2027 Authority section, Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik
Not announced yet
- Traffic and parking notice for each Amrit SnanLast time In 2015, the day before the Simhastha opened on 14 July, it was reported that buses would be stopped well outside the town and that parking for one lakh vehicles had been made.Nashik prepares for the 2015 Kumbh Mela, Indian Awaaz, 13 Jul 2015
- Ghat timings and which ghats are openLast time In 2015 the plan for the second shahi snan was reported on 12 September, the day before: the akharas' processions in the early morning, then pilgrims allowed to bathe until late at night.Kumbh Mela: second shahi snan on 13 September, PTI via India TV, 12 Sep 2015
- Akhara procession order and timesLast time In 2015 the order was reported on the day itself: on 29 August 2015 the Nirvani akhara bathed first at Ramkund at 7:15 am, then the Digambar and the Nirmohi, while the Juna Akhara bathed first at Kushavarta at 4:15 am.First shahi snan of the 2015 Simhastha, PTI via India TV, 29 Aug 2015
- Shuttle bus timetableLast time In 2015 MSRTC's Nashik division said on 12 September, the day before the second shahi snan, that it would run 3,000 extra buses from outer to inner parking at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.Kumbh Mela: second shahi snan on 13 September, PTI via India TV, 12 Sep 2015
- Official app or Kumbh websiteLast time In 2015 the state's official Simhastha website, kumbhmela2015.maharashtra.gov.in, was online by 11 July 2015, three days before the flag hoisting, with pages on bathing ghats and parking lots and a link to a Kumbh Nashik Live app.Official website of Simhastha Kumbh Mela Nashik-Trimbakeshwar 2015, archived 11 Jul 2015
- Stay and tent bookingLast time In 2015 the official website, online by 11 July 2015, had an accommodation section listing hotels, MTDC and bed-and-breakfast stays for Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.Official website of Simhastha Kumbh Mela Nashik-Trimbakeshwar 2015, archived 11 Jul 2015
- Nagar Pradakshina route and timeNo earlier notice we could source.
Where to follow official news
- The Simhastha section of the Divisional Commissioner’s website, divcomnashik.maharashtra.gov.in, with the Kumbh Mela Plan.
- The authority’s X account, @divcomnashik.
- The Nashik district website, nashik.gov.in.
- Our Nashik dates page, with every date and its status.
The flag hoisting
The first date of the Simhastha, on Saturday 31 October 2026.
Read the flag hoisting brief for the reported programme and the two places.
Every update, newest first
Each entry has the day it was published or checked, and its source.
- A review of the flag hoisting arrangements said roads to Ramkund would be barricaded and visitors would walk in from set parking areas.A walk for devotees at the flag hoisting (Marathi), Sakal, 16 Oct 2026
- Ramkund and nearby ghats were closed to devotees until 31 October 2026 for works.Ramkund closed until 31 October; roads to close in phases (Marathi), ETV Bharat, 15 Oct 2026
- Nashik works on schedule, says the civic body
The Chief Minister inspected Kumbh works on 11 October.
UNI - Rules for private tent cities at Nashik
Operators need at least 2 acres, can run from March to December 2027 and apply online. No public booking channel yet.
Free Press Journal - Nashik flag hoisting at 12:02 PM on Sat 31 Oct
At Ramkund in Nashik and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar at the same time, with Godavari aarti.
NTKMA via Free Press Journal - The Kumbh Mela Authority published its Kumbh Mela Plan (first edition) with the same opening and Amrit Snans and the closing on 24 July 2028 (Trimbakeshwar) and 29 July 2028 (Nashik).Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, 15 Jun 2026, section 1.2 dates charts
- At a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with the 13 akharas, the dates were set: flag hoisting 31 October 2026, Nagar Pradakshina 29 July 2027, Amrit Snans 2 August, 31 August and 11 and 12 September 2027. The shahi snan was renamed Amrit Snan.Simhastha Kumbh Mela to begin in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar on Oct 31 next year, PTI via The Week, 1 Jun 2025
Questions people ask
Nashik Kumbh ki latest update kya hai?
The Simhastha opens with the flag hoisting on Saturday 31 October 2026, and the Amrit Snans are on 2 August, 31 August and 11 and 12 September 2027. The newest entries are at the top of this page.
Has the Nashik traffic plan for 2027 been announced?
Not yet. The authority’s plan sets out three tiers of parking with shuttle buses, but the timetable and the routes for each Amrit Snan have not been published.
Sources
6 sources · checked 20 Oct 2026
- Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition): Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 · Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
- Simhastha Kumbh Mela to begin in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar on Oct 31 next year · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
- Nashik: 6000 tribal people to perform Godavari aarti alongside President Murmu · Free Press Journal ·
- Nashik: Maha Aarti, Traffic, Parking And Security Arrangements Prioritised For Simhastha Flag-Hoisting · Free Press Journal (Milind Sajgure) ·
- Nashik: President Likely To Attend Simhastha Kumbh Flag-Hoisting Ceremony On October 31 · Free Press Journal (Milind Sajgure) ·
- About Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·