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Marigold petals and flowers offered in worship floating on the fast water of the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri.
Marigolds on the Ganga, Har Ki Pauri. Photo: schwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bathing day · Haridwar 2027

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ThursdayFebruary 2027

Basant Panchami बसंत पंचमी

Tithi: Magha Shukla Panchami

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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Bathing day

Basant Panchami Snan: Thursday 11 February 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The Basant Panchami snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027 falls on Thursday 11 February 2027. It is one of the eleven bathing days on the official Haridwar Kumbh website, not an Amrit Snan.

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: Magha Shukla Panchami, from the Tirth panchang.

Basant Panchami is the fifth day of the bright half of Magha. It marks the coming of spring and is kept across India as the day of Saraswati, goddess of learning. Many families wear yellow and bathe before the day's prayers.

The day, hour by hour

  1. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Panchami.

  2. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the morning Mangala aarti at Har Ki Pauri at sunrise every day.1,2

    In 2026
  3. Morning

    Ghat timings and the traffic plan for 11 February 2027 are not yet published.3,4

    Not announced yet
  4. Afternoon

    Winter 2020: Shri Ganga Sabha's bhajan sandhya at Har Ki Pauri began at 4 pm, before the aarti.5

    In 2020
  5. Sunset

    Sunset.

  6. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day at sunset.1,2

    In 2026

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 (5)
  1. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board): Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan)
  2. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Rituals of Kumbh: Ganga Aarti, the Procession and Satsang (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website)
  3. 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)
  4. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  5. Amar Ujala: Haridwar: Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri now two and a half hours long (Hindi) (2020)

What Basant Panchami means

Basant Panchami, also written Vasant Panchami, falls on the fifth day of the bright half of Magha. By tradition it marks the arrival of spring and is dedicated to Saraswati, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music and learning. Across India the day is kept as Saraswati Puja, a time to celebrate new beginnings and the beauty of nature.

The official Haridwar Kumbh website lists Basant Panchami among the major snan days of the Kumbh. It describes temples decorated for the day, special prayers and devotional songs, and a dip in the Ganga that devotees believe brings spiritual cleansing, peace and blessings. The site presents the day as a sign of hope, of new beginnings and of the victory of knowledge over ignorance, in the renewal of spring. In 2027 it comes five days after Mauni Amavasya.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayRoad diversions and parking are announced by the district police shortly before each big bathing day; none had been published for 11 February when we checked.
  2. Through the dayPilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri and the other ghats of Haridwar. The official Haridwar Kumbh website says temples are decorated and special prayers and devotional songs are offered on Vasant Panchami. No programme has been published yet.
  3. Morning and evening aartiShri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri at sunrise and at sunset every day. 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
Pilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri and the other Haridwar ghats through a bathing day

Read more: Basant Panchami at the Kumbh: the meaning of the day

Before and after this day

  1. February 2027
    6Sat
    Mauni Amavasyaमौनी अमावस्याMagha AmavasyaHar Ki PauriSunrise 7:04 am
    Provisional
  2. February 2027
    20Sat
    Magh Purnimaमाघ पूर्णिमाMagha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunriseHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:53 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

Thu 11 Feb 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise7:01 am
  • Tithi at sunrisePanchami until 3:18 am the next day
  • From 3:18 amShashthi until 2:59 am the next day
  • Paksha and monthShukla paksha, Magha
  • Observed asVasant Panchami
  • Sunset6:03 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 Basant Panchami snan kab hai?

On Thursday 11 February 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 11 February 2027 an Amrit Snan?

No. The four Amrit Snans are 6 March, 8 March, 15 March and 14 April 2027. This is a main bathing day.

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

7 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. 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 ·
  5. Panchang for Haridwar on five more 2027 bathing days: tithi end times (Tirth panchang) · Tirth.com (TravNext Tech Pvt Ltd) ·
  6. Haridwar: Buddha Purnima snan traffic route diversion plan issued, heavy vehicles barred · Amar Ujala ·
  7. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·