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The ghat channel at Har Ki Pauri in low golden light, with the clock tower, temples and pilgrims along the water.
Har Ki Pauri in golden light. Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bathing day · Haridwar 2027

14
ThursdayJanuary 2027

Makar Sankranti मकर संक्रांति

Tithi: Pausha Shukla Shashthi

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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Bathing day

Makar Sankranti Snan: Thursday 14 January 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 opens with the Makar Sankranti snan on Thursday 14 January 2027, the first of eleven bathing days on the official Haridwar Kumbh website. It is a main bathing day, not an Amrit Snan.

ProvisionalChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

Announced by the mela administration and reported by PTI on 14 April 2026; listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website (checked 18 October 2026). Tithi at sunrise: Pausha Shukla Shashthi, from the Tirth panchang.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Shashthi tithi begins.

  2. Before sunrise

    2021: pilgrims reached Har Ki Pauri from about 3 am and were bathing by 4 am.1

    In 2021
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Shashthi.

  4. Morning

    2021: the road from Shivmurti Chowk to Bhimgoda was closed to outside vehicles.1

    In 2021

  5. 2021: devotees from Kumaon and Garhwal bathed their dev dolis at Har Ki Pauri, to dhol-damau music.1

    In 2021

  6. Ghat timings, the traffic plan and the peshwai route for 14 January 2027 are not yet published.2,3

    Not announced yet
  7. Midday

    Shashthi tithi ends.

  8. Juna Akhara's peshwai, with Lord Dattatreya's palanquin, 12:06 to 12:46 pm, by the akhara's own calendar.4

    Announced
  9. Sunset

    Sunset.

  10. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day at sunset.5,6

    In 2026
  11. Night

    Makara Sankranti: the Sun enters a new sign.

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 (6)
  1. Amar Ujala: Makar Sankranti 2021: devotees bathe at Har Ki Pauri at 4 am in bitter cold (Hindi photo story) (2021)
  2. 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)
  3. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  4. ETV Bharat (Uttarakhand): हरिद्वार कुंभ मेले का पंचांग जारी, तीन शाही स्नान करेगा जूना अखाड़ा (Juna Akhara releases its Haridwar Kumbh calendar): full programme with times (2026)
  5. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board): Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan)
  6. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Rituals of Kumbh: Ganga Aarti, the Procession and Satsang (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website)

Why Makar Sankranti matters

Makar Sankranti is one of the most widely kept bathing days in the Hindu calendar, at rivers across India. In a Kumbh year in Haridwar it is also the opening bathing day of the mela, although the akharas do not take their Amrit Snan on it.

14 or 15 January?

WhatHaridwarPrayagraj
DateThursday 14 January 2027Friday 15 January 2027 (expected)
Why this dayThe mela administration’s date for the first Kumbh bathThe Sun enters Makara at 9:10 pm on 14 January (New Delhi time, Tirth calendar), late in the day, so Prayagraj’s calendars keep the festival on the 15th
WhereHar Ki Pauri and the Haridwar ghatsThe Sangam, at the yearly Magh Mela
StatusProvisionalExpected, until the Prayagraj Mela Authority lists it
Day pageThis pageMakar Sankranti at the Magh Mela

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayHaridwar police publish a traffic and parking plan shortly before each big bathing day. For a bathing festival in spring 2026, the plan barred heavy vehicles from the city and sent traffic to set parking areas by the direction it came from. The plan for 14 January 2027 has not been published.
  2. From early morningPilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri and the other ghats. The official Haridwar Kumbh website calls Makar Sankranti the first major bathing day of the Kumbh; the akharas do not take their Amrit Snan on it.
  3. The Juna Akhara’s peshwaiThe Juna Akhara’s own calendar, released in July 2026, plans its peshwai for 14 January, with the palanquin of Lord Dattatreya, the akhara’s insignia, kettle drums and flags. A peshwai is an akhara’s formal procession into the mela; read what a peshwai is. The route and time are not announced.
  4. Morning and evening aartiShri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day, the Mangala aarti at sunrise and the Shringar aarti at sunset. No special timing has been published for 14 January; see the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.
The ghat channel at Har Ki Pauri in low golden light, with the clock tower, temples and pilgrims along the water.Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri from early morning on the first bathing day of the season

Planning for January

  • Carry warm layers, a woollen cap and a towel, and keep dry clothes ready for after the bath.
  • Use the packing checklist; set it to Haridwar for the winter items.

Before and after this day

  1. February 2027
    6Sat
    Mauni Amavasyaमौनी अमावस्याMagha AmavasyaHar Ki PauriSunrise 7:04 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 14 Jan 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise7:14 am
  • Tithi at sunriseShashthi until 1:58 pm
  • From 1:58 pmSaptami until 2:13 pm the next day
  • Sankrantithe Sun enters Makara at 9:10 pm
  • Paksha and monthShukla paksha, Pausha
  • Sunset5:39 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 snan kab hai?

Makar Sankranti, Thursday 14 January 2027, according to the mela administration as reported by PTI. It is provisional until a government notice lists it.

Is Makar Sankranti an Amrit Snan in Haridwar 2027?

No. The four Amrit Snans are 6 March, 8 March, 15 March and 14 April 2027. Makar Sankranti 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

12 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: day descriptions in the 'View Details' panels (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  5. 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 ·
  6. Panchang for Haridwar on five more 2027 bathing days: tithi end times (Tirth panchang) · Tirth.com (TravNext Tech Pvt Ltd) ·
  7. Festivals 2027 and festival pages: Makara Sankranti, Maha Shivaratri, Chaitra Navratri, Mesha Sankranti, Rama Navami (Tirth spiritual calendar) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  8. 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) ·
  9. Juna Akhara releases its panchang for Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (Hindi): dharma dhwaja and peshwai dates · ETV Bharat (Hindi) ·
  10. Haridwar: Buddha Purnima snan traffic route diversion plan issued, heavy vehicles barred · Amar Ujala ·
  11. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·
  12. Climate of Dehra Dun · Meteorological Centre Dehra Dun, India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India ·