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Crowds gathered on the ghats of Har Ki Pauri at dusk for the Ganga aarti, with temples and lights along the river.
Ganga aarti at dusk, Haridwar. Photo: Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amrit Snan · Haridwar 2027

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SaturdayMarch 2027

Mahashivratri महाशिवरात्रि

Tithi: Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunrise

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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Amrit Snan

Amrit Snan on Mahashivratri: Saturday 6 March 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The first of Haridwar Kumbh 2027's four Amrit Snans falls on Mahashivratri, Saturday 6 March 2027. Amrit Snan days usually draw the most pilgrims; follow police and mela instructions on the day. The akharas take their ceremonial bath first, in an order the mela administration sets with them.

ProvisionalChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The date was announced by the mela administration and reported by PTI on 14 April 2026, and it is listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website (checked 18 October 2026); no government notice listing it was found online. Tithi at sunrise: Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi, from the Tirth panchang.

The second Amrit Snan follows two days later, on Monday 8 March (Phalguna Amavasya), the third on Monday 15 March (Dev Doli), and the fourth, the main one, on Wednesday 14 April (Mesh Sankranti).

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Trayodashi tithi begins.

  2. Before sunrise

    2021: ghats outside Har Ki Pauri open 4 am to 6 pm; Har Ki Pauri cleared from 8 am.1,2

    In 2021
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Trayodashi.

  4. Morning

    2021 plan: Juna, Avahan and Agni to bathe 11 to 11:30 am; they reached Har Ki Pauri at 9:47 am.3,4,2

    In 2021

  5. The 2027 akhara order and times, and the hours Har Ki Pauri is open to the public, are not announced.5,6,7

    Not announced yet
  6. Midday

    Trayodashi tithi ends.

  7. 2021: the Niranjani and Anand akharas bathed at Brahmakund at 1 pm, as planned.3,2

    In 2021
  8. Afternoon

    2021: the Mahanirvani and Atal akharas bathed at Brahmakund at 4 pm, as planned.3,2

    In 2021
  9. Sunset

    Sunset.

  10. 2021: devotees attended the evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri after the akharas' bath.2

    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 (7)
  1. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Maha Kumbh 2021: the Kinnar Akhara to take the first shahi snan with the seven sannyasi akharas on Mahashivratri (Hindi) (2021)
  2. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Maha Kumbh 2021: the seven sannyasi akharas and the Kinnar Akhara take the shahi snan (Hindi photo story) (2021)
  3. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Kumbh Administrative Report 2021, chapter 'Shahi Snan' (pp. 220 to 229): bathing order, agreements and time-tables
  4. Amar Ujala: Kumbh 2021: time and route plan for the saints' shahi snan issued (Hindi) (2021)
  5. 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)
  6. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  7. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Kumbh 2027: mela administration meets the akharas; grand peshwais on Amrit Snan days (Hindi) (2026)

What Mahashivratri means

Mahashivratri is the great night of Lord Shiva, kept when the fourteenth tithi of the dark half of Phalguna prevails at midnight. By tradition devotees fast, offer special prayers, keep a night-long vigil at Shiva temples and take a holy dip. The official Haridwar Kumbh website describes the day at the Kumbh with a bath at Har Ki Pauri, night-long prayers and special temple rituals.

At Haridwar, Mahashivratri is the first Amrit Snan, and it has its own bathing order. Under an agreement of 3 March 1962 between the Niranjani and Juna akharas, printed in the mela administration’s 2021 report, the Juna Akhara bathes first on Shivratri and the Niranjani Akhara first on the other shahi snans. By tradition seven sannyasi akharas bathe on this day. For 2027 the Juna Akhara’s calendar says it will bathe with the Agni and Avahan akharas.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayHaridwar police announce a traffic plan shortly before each Amrit Snan. For the April 2021 shahi snans, the plan reported on 1 April kept vehicles out of the city from 8 to 15 April and sent them to outer parking by the direction they came from. The plan for 6 March 2027 has not been published.
  2. Akharas firstThe akharas go to Har Ki Pauri in procession and bathe first, in an order and time slots the mela administration sets with them. Mahashivratri was a shahi snan at the 2021 Kumbh too, on 11 March 2021, and the Juna Akhara’s own calendar lists 6 March 2027 as one of its Amrit Snans. The 2027 order has not been announced.
  3. Then everyone elsePilgrims bathe at the ghats the police direct them to. At the 2021 Kumbh, Har Ki Pauri was kept for the akharas while they bathed.
  4. Into the nightThe official Haridwar Kumbh website describes the day with a holy dip at Har Ki Pauri, night-long prayers and special temple rituals. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at sunrise and sunset every day; how it runs on an Amrit Snan day has not been announced. See the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.
A long procession of devotees in saffron moving towards the Ganga for a ritual dip during the Haridwar Kumbh of 2010.Photo: Stuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
On an Amrit Snan day the akharas go to the river in procession and bathe first

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

Before and after this day

  1. February 2027
    20Sat
    Magh Purnimaमाघ पूर्णिमाMagha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunriseHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:53 am
    Provisional
  2. March 2027
    Amrit Snan
    8Mon
    Phalguna Amavasyaफाल्गुन अमावस्याPhalguna AmavasyaHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:36 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

Sat 6 Mar 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise6:38 am
  • Tithi at sunriseTrayodashi until 12:03 pm
  • From 12:03 pmChaturdashi until 1:46 pm the next day
  • Paksha and monthKrishna paksha, Magha (amanta) or Phalguna (purnimanta)
  • Observed asMaha Shivaratri, Masik Shivaratri
  • Sunset6:20 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 ka pehla Amrit Snan kab hai?

On Mahashivratri, Saturday 6 March 2027. The mela administration named it as the first of its Amrit Snans, as reported by PTI on 14 April 2026, and the official Haridwar Kumbh website lists it. It is provisional until a government notice lists it.

How many Amrit Snans are there in Haridwar Kumbh 2027?

Four, according to the official Haridwar Kumbh website: 6 March, 8 March, 15 March and 14 April 2027. A report of an Akhara Parishad meeting in November 2025 spoke of four, adding Chaitra Purnima on 20 April. We show both until the authority settles it.

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

15 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. Dhami meets Akhara Parishad; Ardh Kumbh 2027 Amrit Snan dates discussed · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
  3. Har Ki Pauri · District Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  4. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  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. Shahi snan dates for Kumbh 2021 announced · Press Trust of India (via Business Standard) ·
  11. Kumbh Mela: Thousands take dip in Ganga on Shahi Snan amid rising COVID cases · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
  12. Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid-19 concerns to take holy dip · Press Trust of India (via Deccan Herald) ·
  13. Shahi snan in Haridwar: lakhs take holy dip (PTI, Deccan Herald AMP copy) · Press Trust of India, via Deccan Herald ·
  14. हरिद्वार कुंभ मेले का पंचांग जारी, तीन शाही स्नान करेगा जूना अखाड़ा, जानिए पूरा कार्यक्रम (Juna Akhara releases its Haridwar Kumbh calendar) · ETV Bharat (Uttarakhand) ·
  15. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·