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Chandi Ghat, Haridwar: Bathing Across the River

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Chandi Ghat is a large riverfront ghat on the left bank of the Ganga, across the river from Har Ki Pauri, on the north side of the Chandighat bridge. According to Uttarakhand Tourism, it was built under the Namami Gange programme and dedicated on 21 February 2019.

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

The ghat's location and history do not change. Its facilities are described as they were when it opened; their current condition is not confirmed. Whether Chandi Ghat is used for bathing on the 2027 Kumbh days is not announced.

The state tourism board says plainly that it does not match Brahmakund and Har Ki Pauri in religious importance. People come for its space, its location and its views of the river.

Chandi Ghat at a glance

  • Where

    Across the Ganga from Har Ki Pauri, on the north side of the Chandighat bridge (Uttarakhand Tourism).1

  • River and bank

    The left bank of the Ganga, the bank on your left as you face downstream.1

  • Known for

    A riverfront built under Namami Gange, dedicated on 21 February 2019. Named after the goddess Chandi, the Ministry of Tourism says.1,2

  • Steps and access

    Steps with heavy steel railings when it opened, the tourism board says. No official word on ramps or step-free access.1

  • Nearest official help point

    Not published yet for Chandi Ghat.

  • Kumbh 2027 status

    Not announced. A September 2025 review asked for a plan for special tents in the Chandighat area; that is a direction, not a confirmed camp.3

On a Kumbh day

  • In a September 2025 review, the Chief Minister asked officials to plan special tents in the Shyampur, Gaindikhata and Chandighat areas. That is a direction, not a confirmed camp.
  • The same review directed lifeguards, safety ropes and motor boats at every ghat during the Kumbh.
Sources for these facts (3)
  1. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand: Chandighat
  2. Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India: Visit the blissful Chandi Ghat in Haridwar
  3. Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 preparation review and permanent-works deadline (2025)

What Chandi Ghat has

When it opened, Uttarakhand Tourism described the ghat with 17 canopies (chhatris) where people can perform puja, a prayer hall for about 300 people, an information centre, a parking area, a toilet complex, a cafeteria and a souvenir shop. The steps have heavy steel railings, and high-mast lights light the ghat at night. A cremation ghat was built opposite the bridge as part of the same project.

Ganga Avlokan, a museum about the Ganga made by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Wildlife Institute of India, is at Chandi Ghat. The Prime Minister inaugurated it by video link on 29 September 2020. Its opening days and hours are not confirmed, so check locally.

Nagar Nigam Haridwar suggests Chandighat to visitors as one of the newly renovated ghats. These descriptions date from when the ghat opened; we have not confirmed the current condition of each facility.

What you do here

The dip

Uttarakhand Tourism describes Chandi Ghat as a bathing ghat on the left bank. Whether it is open for bathing on the 2027 Kumbh days is not announced.1

Puja under the canopies

When it opened, the ghat had 17 canopies (chhatris) where people can perform puja, and a prayer hall for about 300 people. Their current condition is not confirmed.1

A view of the river

The state tourism board says people come to Chandi Ghat for its location, its space and its views of the river.1

Sources for these cards (1)
  1. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand: Chandighat

Chandi Ghat and the 2027 Kumbh

The role of Chandi Ghat on the 2027 bathing days is not announced. This is what is known so far.

  • In a September 2025 review, the Chief Minister asked officials to prepare a master plan for special tents in the Shyampur, Gaindikhata and Chandighat areas. That is a direction, not a confirmed camp.
  • The same review directed that every ghat should have lifeguards, safety ropes and motor boats during the Kumbh.
  • On Amrit Snan days the akharas bathe first at the main ghat, and other pilgrims bathe at the ghat the police direct them to. Nothing has been announced about Chandi Ghat for those days.
  • Roads into the mela area usually close the night before a big bathing day. Do not plan to cross between Chandi Ghat and Har Ki Pauri on an Amrit Snan morning unless the official plan shows that route is open.

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Questions people ask

Is Chandi Ghat an old sacred ghat?

No. It is a riverfront built under the Namami Gange programme and dedicated in February 2019. The state tourism board says it does not compare with Brahmakund and Har Ki Pauri in religious importance.

Will Chandi Ghat be open on Kumbh 2027 bathing days?

Not announced yet. The official plan for each bathing day will say which ghats are open, and when.

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

6 sources · checked 16 Oct 2026
  1. Chandighat · Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  2. About Haridwar · Nagar Nigam Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  3. Inauguration of Ganga Avlokan and Rowing Down the Ganges · Wildlife Institute of India (autonomous institute of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) ·
  4. Haridwar · Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  5. Visit the blissful Chandi Ghat in Haridwar · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India ·
  6. Haridwar Kumbh 2027 preparation review and permanent-works deadline · Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Uttarakhand ·