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Leaf bowls filled with marigolds, roses and white flowers, made to carry a small lamp onto the Ganga at Haridwar.
Leaf bowls of flowers for the Ganga, Haridwar. Photo: Stuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bathing day · Haridwar 2027

15
ThursdayApril 2027

Ram Navami राम नवमी

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Navami

ProvisionalOfficial Haridwar Kumbh website
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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Bathing day

Ram Navami Snan: Thursday 15 April 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The Ram Navami snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027 falls on Thursday 15 April 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: Chaitra Shukla Navami, from the Tirth panchang.

Ram Navami is the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra. It marks the birth of Lord Rama and closes Chaitra Navratri. It comes the day after the Mesh Sankranti Amrit Snan.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Navami tithi begins.

  2. 2021: police were posted at Har Ki Pauri and the other ghats from the evening before.1

    In 2021
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Navami.

  4. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the morning Mangala aarti at Har Ki Pauri at sunrise every day.2,3

    In 2026
  5. Morning

    2021: no e-rickshaws or autos on Upper Road from Har Ki Pauri to Bhimgoda.1

    In 2021

  6. Ghat timings and the traffic plan for 15 April 2027 are not yet published.4,5

    Not announced yet
  7. Midday

    Navami tithi ends.

  8. Sunset

    Sunset.

  9. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day at sunset.2,3

    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. Amar Ujala: Maha Kumbh 2021: preparations complete for the Ram Navami snan (Hindi) (2021)
  2. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board): Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan)
  3. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Rituals of Kumbh: Ganga Aarti, the Procession and Satsang (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website)
  4. 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)
  5. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)

What Ram Navami means

Ram Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. It falls on the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra and closes Chaitra Navratri; many devotees keep a fast through the nine days before it. Rama’s birth is celebrated at midday, and calendars fix the festival by the Navami tithi at midday. In 2025 the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya marked it at 12 noon, when the sun’s rays fell on the forehead of Ramlala.

The official Haridwar Kumbh website says that on Ram Navami devotees combine temple worship and bhajans with a holy dip in the Ganga, seeking the blessings of Lord Rama. In 2027 it comes the day after Mesh Sankranti, the main Amrit Snan, so two bathing days fall back to back.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayRam Navami follows the main Amrit Snan by one day. The police traffic plan for the Amrit Snan had not been published when we checked; in 2021 the Kumbh traffic plan covered several days around the shahi snans, from 8 to 15 April, so check which days the 2027 plan covers.
  2. Through the dayPilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri and the other ghats. The official Haridwar Kumbh website says the day is kept with temple worship, bhajans and a holy dip.
  3. The Ganga aartiShri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri at sunrise and at sunset every day. No special timing has been published for 15 April; see the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.
The decorated image of Bharat Mata inside the Bharat Mata Mandir, HaridwarPhoto: Nilesh shukla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Temple worship and bhajans are part of Ram Navami in Haridwar, alongside the holy dip

Before and after this day

  1. April 2027
    Amrit Snan
    14Wed
    Mesh Sankrantiमेष संक्रांतिChaitra Shukla AshtamiHar Ki PauriSunrise 5:52 am
    Provisional
  2. April 2027
    20Tue
    Chaitra Purnimaचैत्र पूर्णिमाChaitra PurnimaHar Ki PauriSunrise 5:46 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 15 Apr 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise5:51 am
  • Tithi at sunriseNavami until 1:20 pm
  • From 1:20 pmDashami until 11:21 am the next day
  • Paksha and monthShukla paksha, Chaitra
  • Observed asRama Navami
  • Sunset6:44 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 Ram Navami snan kab hai?

On Thursday 15 April 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 15 April 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

9 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 the 2027 bathing days (Tirth panchang) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  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. Haridwar Mahakumbh: entry of small and large vehicles banned from 8 to 15 April, traffic plan issued · Aaj Tak ·
  9. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·