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The red clock tower beside Brahmakund at Har Ki Pauri, with pilgrims on the ghat steps and the Ganga flowing past.
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Amrit Snan · Haridwar 2027

14
WednesdayApril 2027

Mesh Sankranti मेष संक्रांति

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Ashtami

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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Amrit Snan

Mesh Sankranti Amrit Snan: Wednesday 14 April 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The fourth and main (Pramukh) Amrit Snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027 falls on Wednesday 14 April 2027. The akharas take their ceremonial bath first, in an order the mela administration sets with them.

ProvisionalChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The date is listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website (checked 18 October 2026); the mela administration first announced it in April 2026, as reported by PTI. No dated government notice listing it was found online. Tithi at sunrise: Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, from the Tirth panchang.

Mesh Sankranti is the day the Sun enters Mesha (Aries). It is the start of the solar new year and is kept in much of North India as Baisakhi. The official website calls it the main (Pramukh) Amrit Snan, and it is the last of the four.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Ashtami tithi begins.

  2. Before sunrise

    2021: the public could bathe at Har Ki Pauri from midnight to 7 am; then it was cleared.1,2

    In 2021
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Ashtami.

  4. Morning

    2021: Niranjani and Anand bathed first at Brahmakund at 9:30 am; then Juna, Agni, Avahan and Kinnar.2,3

    In 2021

  5. The 2027 akhara order and times, and public hours at Har Ki Pauri, are not announced.4,5,6

    Not announced yet
  6. Midday

    2021 plan: Mahanirvani 11:50 am, the Bairagi anis 12:40 pm, Udasin and Nirmal akharas from 2:50 pm.7,2

    In 2021
  7. Afternoon

    Ashtami tithi ends.

  8. Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi): the Sun enters a new sign.

  9. Sunset

    Sunset.

  10. 2021: every akhara had to finish before sunset; other ghats were in use until late evening.3,8

    In 2021

  11. 2021: on shahi snan days the public could not join the evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.9

    In 2021

Times in grey type are from the Tirth panchang for the bathing place. Bathing times are set by the mela administration, not by the panchang.

Sources for these rows (9)
  1. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Kumbh 2021: third shahi snan today (Hindi) (2021)
  2. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: 13.5 lakh bathe on the Mesh Sankranti shahi snan (Hindi photo story) (2021)
  3. Press Trust of India, via Deccan Herald: Shahi snan in Haridwar: lakhs take holy dip (PTI, Deccan Herald AMP copy) (2021)
  4. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Official Haridwar Kumbh 2027 website: public data for snan days, main snan ghats, spiritual activities and types of snan (read 20 October 2026)
  5. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  6. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Kumbh 2027: mela administration meets the akharas; grand peshwais on Amrit Snan days (Hindi) (2026)
  7. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Kumbh Administrative Report 2021, chapter 'Shahi Snan' (pp. 220 to 229): bathing order, agreements and time-tables
  8. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: saints set out for the shahi snan on gold and silver thrones (Hindi photo story) (2021)
  9. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: shahi snan today; only saints to bathe at Har Ki Pauri (Hindi) (2021)

What Mesh Sankranti means

Mesh Sankranti is the day the Sun enters Mesha (Aries). In much of North India it is kept as Baisakhi, when farmers begin the wheat harvest, and Sikhs mark it as the day the Khalsa Panth was founded in 1699.

At Haridwar the day has a special place in the Kumbh tradition. A verse quoted in the mela administration’s 2021 report says the Kumbh bath at Haridwar comes when Jupiter is in Kumbha (Aquarius) and the Sun enters Mesha. The official 2027 website calls this day the main, or Pramukh, Amrit Snan, and says devotees regard it as one of the most spiritually potent bathing days of the mela. It is the last of the four Amrit Snans listed for 2027, and Ram Navami follows the next day.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayAt the 2021 Kumbh, the Haridwar police traffic plan kept vehicles out of the city from 8 to 15 April, around the 12 and 14 April shahi snans, and sent them to outer parking by the direction they came from. The plan for 14 April 2027 has not been published.
  2. Akharas firstThe akharas go to Har Ki Pauri in procession and bathe first, batch after batch, in time slots the mela administration sets. At the 14 April 2021 shahi snan, the Niranjani and Anand akharas bathed first, then the Juna and then the Mahanirvani, and the mela police said every akhara had to finish at Har Ki Pauri before sunset. The 2027 order has not been announced.
  3. Everyone elseIn 2021 Har Ki Pauri was kept for the akharas alone on 14 April, and other pilgrims bathed at the other ghats of Haridwar and Rishikesh.
  4. At sunsetShri Ganga Sabha holds the evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day; how it runs on an Amrit Snan day has not been announced. See the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.

Read more: Amrit Snan or Shahi Snan: what changed and why

Before and after this day

  1. April 2027
    7Wed
    Nav Samvatsarनव संवत्सरChaitra Shukla PratipadaHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:00 am
    Provisional
  2. April 2027
    15Thu
    Ram Navamiराम नवमीChaitra Shukla NavamiHar Ki PauriSunrise 5:51 am
    Provisional

Sunrise at the bathing place, from the Tirth panchang. Bathing times are set by the mela administration, not by the panchang.

Where the bathing happens

Har Ki Pauri is the main bathing ghat, where the akharas bathe on an Amrit Snan. The map also shows the railway station and the bus stand.

Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival pointsGangaGanga canal12345671 kmN
Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival points
  1. 1Har Ki Pauri and BrahmakundGhat · Bathing place
  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

The panchang, and a card to share

Wed 14 Apr 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise5:52 am
  • Tithi at sunriseAshtami until 3:23 pm
  • From 3:23 pmNavami until 1:20 pm the next day
  • Sankrantithe Sun enters Mesha at 3:28 pm
  • Paksha and monthShukla paksha, Chaitra
  • Observed asMesha Sankranti (Baisakhi), Masik Durgashtami
  • Sunset6:44 pm

Calculated by the Tirth panchang (PyJHora 4.8.7) · open the panchang · checked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The panchang gives the day's timings by tradition; it does not set bathing times. The mela administration decides when each ghat opens and the order of the akhara processions. Follow its plan, the police and mela instructions on the day.

Questions people ask

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 mein Mesh Sankranti Amrit Snan kab hai?

On Wednesday 14 April 2027, according to the official Haridwar Kumbh website; the mela administration first announced it in April 2026 (PTI). It is provisional until a government notice lists it.

Is 14 April 2027 an Amrit Snan?

Yes. It is one of the four Amrit Snans on the official Haridwar Kumbh website: 6 March, 8 March, 15 March and 14 April 2027.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
First visitA simple order for getting ready
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

13 sources · checked 18 Oct 2026
  1. Dates announced for bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
  2. Har Ki Pauri · District Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  3. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  4. Dhami meets Akhara Parishad; Ardh Kumbh 2027 Amrit Snan dates discussed · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
  5. Snan and Events: day descriptions in the 'View Details' panels (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  6. Snan and Events: Mauni Amavasya and Vasant Panchami panels, and re-check of the Important Snan Dates list (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  7. Panchang for Haridwar on the 2027 bathing days (Tirth panchang) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  8. Festivals 2027 and festival pages: Makara Sankranti, Maha Shivaratri, Chaitra Navratri, Mesha Sankranti, Rama Navami (Tirth spiritual calendar) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  9. Haridwar Mahakumbh: entry of small and large vehicles banned from 8 to 15 April, traffic plan issued · Aaj Tak ·
  10. Haridwar: heavy vehicles barred from Kumbh area from 8 to 15 April for Shahi Snan · Amar Ujala ·
  11. Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid-19 concerns to take holy dip · Press Trust of India (via Deccan Herald) ·
  12. Shahi snan in Haridwar: lakhs take holy dip (PTI, Deccan Herald AMP copy) · Press Trust of India, via Deccan Herald ·
  13. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·