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Amrit Snan · Haridwar 2027

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MondayMarch 2027

Phalguna Amavasya फाल्गुन अमावस्या

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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Amrit Snan

Phalguna Amavasya Amrit Snan: Monday 8 March 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The second Amrit Snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027 falls on Monday 8 March 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: Phalguna Amavasya, from the Tirth panchang.

Phalguna Amavasya is the new moon of Phalguna. It comes two days after Mahashivratri, so the first two Amrit Snans of the season fall in the same week. Amrit Snan days usually draw the most pilgrims; follow police and mela instructions on the day.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Amavasya tithi begins.

  2. Before sunrise

    12 April 2021: bathing began at about midnight; Har Ki Pauri was open to the public until 7 am.1,2,3

    In 2021
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Amavasya.

  4. Morning

    12 April 2021: the Niranjani Akhara took the first bath at Brahmakund at 9:30 am.1,4

    In 2021

  5. Feb 2026: the mela administration and akharas agreed grand peshwais will go out on Amrit Snan days.5

    Announced

  6. The 2027 akhara order and times, and public hours at Har Ki Pauri, are not announced.6,7

    Not announced yet
  7. Afternoon

    Amavasya tithi ends.

  8. 2021 plan: Udasin and Nirmal akharas at Brahmakund from 2:50 pm, the last at 5 pm.8

    In 2021
  9. Sunset

    Sunset.

  10. 2021: on shahi snan days the public could not join the evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.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 (8)
  1. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: Somvati Amavasya shahi snan (Hindi photo story) (2021)
  2. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: shahi snan today; only saints to bathe at Har Ki Pauri (Hindi) (2021)
  3. ANI (via Business Standard): Difficult to ensure social distancing at Kumbh site, says Sanjay Gunjyal (2021)
  4. Press Trust of India (via The Week): Kumbh Mela: Thousands take dip in Ganga on Shahi Snan amid rising COVID cases (2021)
  5. Amar Ujala: Haridwar Kumbh 2027: mela administration meets the akharas; grand peshwais on Amrit Snan days (Hindi) (2026)
  6. 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)
  7. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  8. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Kumbh Administrative Report 2021, chapter 'Shahi Snan' (pp. 220 to 229): bathing order, agreements and time-tables

What Phalguna Amavasya means

Phalguna Amavasya is the new moon of the month of Phalguna, two days after Mahashivratri. In 2027 it falls on a Monday, and a new moon on a Monday is kept as Somvati Amavasya. By tradition Somvati Amavasya is counted among the most powerful new moons of the year, a day for a river bath, for charity and for rites for ancestors such as pitru tarpan and pind daan.

The official Haridwar Kumbh website lists the day as an Amrit Snan. It says devotees bathe in the Ganga, pray and perform ancestral rites, believing that the new moon brings spiritual cleansing and merit. The Juna Akhara’s calendar names Monday 8 March 2027 as its second Amrit Snan and calls it Somvati Amavasya. So the first two Amrit Snans of the season fall in the same week.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayThe police traffic plan for the first two Amrit Snans had not been published when we checked. In 2021, one Haridwar police plan covered both April shahi snans, keeping vehicles out of the city from 8 to 15 April.
  2. Morning, akharas firstThe akharas go in procession to Har Ki Pauri and bathe first, in an order the mela administration sets with them. On the Somvati Amavasya shahi snan of 12 April 2021, Har Ki Pauri was kept for the akharas from 7 am. The 2027 order and timings have not been announced.
  3. Rest of the dayPilgrims bathe at the ghats the police direct them to. The official Haridwar Kumbh website says devotees offer prayers and perform ancestral rites on this new moon.
  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.
Pilgrims along the ghats and steps of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, with the clock tower and the Ganga in front.Photo: Ktorrespr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
On an Amrit Snan, pilgrims bathe at the ghats the police direct them to once the akharas have bathed

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

Before and after this day

  1. March 2027
    Amrit Snan
    6Sat
    Mahashivratriमहाशिवरात्रिPhalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunriseHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:38 am
    Provisional
  2. March 2027
    Amrit Snan
    15Mon
    Dev Doliदेव डोलीPhalguna Shukla SaptamiHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:28 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

Mon 8 Mar 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise6:36 am
  • Tithi at sunriseAmavasya until 2:58 pm
  • From 2:58 pmPratipada until 3:40 pm the next day
  • Paksha and monthKrishna paksha, Magha (amanta) or Phalguna (purnimanta)
  • Observed asPhalguna Amavasya
  • Sunset6:21 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 Phalguna Amavasya Amrit Snan kab hai?

On Monday 8 March 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 8 March 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. Haridwar Mahakumbh: entry of small and large vehicles banned from 8 to 15 April, traffic plan issued · Aaj Tak ·
  9. Haridwar: heavy vehicles barred from Kumbh area from 8 to 15 April for Shahi Snan · Amar Ujala ·
  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. 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) ·
  13. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·