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Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar
Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar. Photo: Tirth
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हरिद्वार कुंभ 2027

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 Guide · Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027

The short answer

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 runs from Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027, with eleven bathing days. Four are Amrit Snans: Sat 6 Mar, Mon 8 Mar, Mon 15 Mar and Wed 14 Apr. 14 April is the main (Pramukh) Amrit Snan.

Next bathing day · Haridwar 2027
14
Makar SankrantiJanuary 2027 · Pausha Shukla Shashthi
Provisional · Official Haridwar Kumbh website
88 days to go
Plan for it
11 bathing days14 Jan to 20 Apr 2027
4 Amrit Snans6 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, 14 Apr
GangaHar Ki Pauri and the ghats
Official siteharidwarkumbh.uk.gov.in

The season at a glance

Eleven bathing days from January to April 2027. Tap a day to see its tithi and status.

JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
JAN14Thu
Makar SankrantiThu 14 Jan 2027 · Pausha Shukla Shashthi · Har Ki Pauri
ProvisionalAbout this day

Tap a dot. The bigger saffron dots are Amrit Snans.

Haridwar in pictures

Where things are

The main ghats and temples, the railway station and the bus station, drawn from OpenStreetMap.

Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival pointsGangaGanga canal12345671 kmN
Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival points
  1. 1Har Ki Pauri and BrahmakundGhat
  2. 2Mansa Devi TempleTemple
  3. 3Chandi Devi TempleTemple
  4. 4Maya Devi TempleTemple
  5. 5Daksh Mahadev Temple, KankhalTemple
  6. 6Haridwar railway stationRailway
  7. 7Haridwar Roadways bus stationBus

A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions. How to use the official Haridwar map.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright

From space: the mela ground

Real Copernicus Sentinel-2 images of the same ground, a Kumbh year and an ordinary one. Slide to compare.

Satellite image of the same area, No Kumbh, 19 April 2022
Satellite image of the same area, Kumbh, 25 March 2021
No Kumbh, 19 April 2022Kumbh, 25 March 2021
Haridwar from space: the 2021 Kumbh and a year laterHar Ki Pauri is near the top, where the canal leaves the Ganga. In March 2021 camps and other structures stood on the floodplain between the river's channels; in April 2022 the same ground was empty.Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021 to 2025), processed by KumbhMela.info. Imagery from the Microsoft Planetary Computer. 10 m per pixel. Copernicus legal notice · Scenes: 2021-03-25 2022-04-19

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Print it or keep it on your phone for when the network is slow. Dates can change until the authorities confirm them; the dates page always has the latest.

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Bathing days

With the tithi from the Tirth panchang and the status of each date.

Date and tithiBathing dayStatusAdd to calendar
Sat 6 Mar 2027Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunriseMahashivratriHar Ki PauriAmrit SnanProvisional
Mon 8 Mar 2027Phalguna AmavasyaPhalguna AmavasyaHar Ki PauriAmrit SnanProvisional
Mon 15 Mar 2027Phalguna Shukla SaptamiDev DoliHar Ki PauriAmrit SnanProvisional
Wed 14 Apr 2027Chaitra Shukla AshtamiMesh SankrantiHar Ki PauriAmrit SnanProvisional

Latest updates

The official Haridwar Kumbh map is live

The official website now has a map of 1,758 places, with proposed points such as lost-and-found and parking marked as proposed. Proposed points can change before the Kumbh.

Source: Official Haridwar Kumbh map, 18 Oct 2026
Official website lists eleven bathing days and four Amrit Snans

It adds Dev Doli on Mon 15 Mar 2027 and calls Wed 14 Apr the main (Pramukh) Amrit Snan. All dates stay provisional until a dated notice lists them.

Source: Official Haridwar Kumbh website, 16 Oct 2026
Uttarakhand launches the official Haridwar Kumbh website, logo and song

The site is haridwarkumbh.uk.gov.in. The song is "Kumbh Ka Parv Aa Gaya".

Source: Navbharat Live, 12 Oct 2026

Questions people ask

When is the Haridwar Kumbh 2027?

From Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027, with eleven bathing days listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website. All dates are provisional until a dated government notice lists them.

Source: Official Haridwar Kumbh website, 16 Oct 2026
Which days are Amrit Snans?

Sat 6 Mar (Mahashivratri), Mon 8 Mar (Phalguna Amavasya), Mon 15 Mar (Dev Doli) and Wed 14 Apr (Mesh Sankranti, the main one), as listed on the official website.

Source: Official Haridwar Kumbh website, 16 Oct 2026
Is it a Kumbh or an Ardh Kumbh?

PTI calls it the Ardh Kumbh. The Uttarakhand government uses the name Haridwar Kumbh 2027. Both mean the same mela; we use the state's name in titles.

Source: Mela administration via PTI, 15 Apr 2026
What is the official website?

haridwarkumbh.uk.gov.in, launched by the Chief Minister on 12 Oct 2026.

Source: Navbharat Live, 12 Oct 2026

What has been announced so far?

Uttarakhand government releases describe the work under way for a Haridwar event in 2027. This includes building work and a master plan. The plans cover ghats, roads, sanitation, water, parking, camp areas and how crowds will move. MyGov Uttarakhand also asked the public for ideas, under the title Haridwar Kumbh 2027.

This shows that preparation is moving. It does not show that every planned facility is finished. It also does not mean that a given route will run during the event, or that a parking area or camp will be open to you.

To see where the dates stand today, read Haridwar Kumbh 2027 dates.

Why does Haridwar matter in the Kumbh tradition?

Haridwar is one of the four recognised Kumbh places. Its Kumbh is linked with the Ganga and with the holy area around Har Ki Pauri. Government and city council accounts also place Haridwar in the traditional cycle of Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh.

In mythology, Haridwar is linked with the amrita-kalasha, the pot of amrit (nectar). This belongs to religious tradition. Do not mix it up with recorded history. For history and background that stay useful beyond 2027, read the Haridwar Kumbh location guide.

Har Ki Pauri is central, but it is not the whole city

Har Ki Pauri is a major ghat on the Ganga. It is also the main landmark people use to find their way in Haridwar. The wider holy area has many ghats, neighbourhoods, temples, ashrams and pilgrimage sites. During a big event, entry and movement can work differently from a normal day.

Use the Har Ki Pauri and Haridwar Kumbh ghats guide to learn the places, which stay the same from year to year. A normal-day map does not prove a 2027 route or bathing area.

Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh or Maha Kumbh?

Public sources today do not all use the same name. Uttarakhand government releases mostly say Haridwar Kumbh 2027, and sometimes use grander ceremonial words. Material from the city council (Nagar Nigam Haridwar) describes a separate tradition: the Ardh Kumbh, every six years.

We use “Haridwar Kumbh 2027” because it is the clearest name that matches the sources. Where another name changes what you are looking for, we explain it.

The name does not change the rule. For dates and arrangements, use a dated notice from the authority in charge.

Sources

  1. Haridwar Kumbh 2027 preparation review and permanent-works deadline · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  2. Chief Minister discusses Haridwar Kumbh 2027 and Ganga projects with Union Jal Shakti Minister · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  3. Foundation laid for 34 Haridwar Kumbh infrastructure works · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  4. Haridwar Kumbh 2027 public suggestions consultation · MyGov Uttarakhand ·
  5. About Kumbh · Haridwar District, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  6. About Haridwar · Nagar Nigam Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·