About KumbhMela.info
How We Work: Sources, Status Labels and Tirth.com
KumbhMela.info is an independent guide published by Tirth.com. It is not a government website and does not speak for any Kumbh authority. Every date we show carries a status label and a link to its source.
This page explains those labels, where our tithis come from, how Tirth.com fits in, and how to tell us about a mistake.
Who runs KumbhMela.info?
KumbhMela.info is published by Tirth.com, a pilgrimage planning and services platform. Both are owned by TravNext Tech Private Limited.
We are not the government, the mela administration, the police or an emergency service. For dates, routes, entry and safety, the authority running each Kumbh has the final word. Our job is to find what it publishes, explain it plainly and show when we checked it.
More in About KumbhMela.info.
What the status labels mean
Every date and key fact on this site carries one of these labels.
| Label | What it means |
|---|---|
| Official | Announced by the authority in charge of that Kumbh. |
| Provisional | Announced by the authority, but it can still change. Book only what you can cancel. |
| Expected | From the Hindu calendar or a proposed plan. Not yet announced. |
| Reported | Reported by the news. No official notice found yet. |
| Not announced | The authority has not said yet. |
| Sources differ | Two sources disagree. We show both. |
| Held | This Kumbh has already taken place. |
- 1Tradition and the sky
A Kumbh falls when Jupiter and the Sun reach the signs tradition links with each place. The panchang turns that into tithis and days.
- 2The seers and the akharas
The akharas and the seers' council meet the administration to agree the main bathing days, above all the Amrit Snans.
- 3The government notice
The state or the mela authority announces the days on its website or through the district, often months ahead and sometimes with later changes.
- 4Our check
We mark each day official, provisional or expected, with its source and the date we checked, and change it the day a notice changes.
Example: Provisional
Haridwar’s eleven bathing days for 2027 are listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website, but no government notice listing them has been found yet, so they are marked Provisional.
Example: Sources differ
The official Haridwar Kumbh website lists four Amrit Snans for 2027. A report of an Akhara Parishad meeting in November 2025 also counted Chaitra Purnima, on 20 April 2027. We show both, and follow the official website.
Where our tithis come from
Bathing days follow the tithi, the lunar day. We show the tithi at sunrise on each date, taken from Tirth’s own panchang. The month name depends on the calendar used in each region, so one day can have two month names:
| What | Amanta month | Purnimanta month |
|---|---|---|
| Ends at | The new moon | The full moon |
| We use it for | Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, as Nashik does | Haridwar, Ujjain and Prayagraj |
| Mahashivratri, 6 March 2027 | Falls in Magha | Falls in Phalguna |
The bathing day itself is the date the authority announces. Sometimes the tithi at sunrise on that date is not the one the festival is named after. Magh Purnima on 20 February 2027 is an example: at sunrise that day the tithi is still Chaturdashi. We show both, as they are.
How we cite sources
- Every fact that can change, such as a date, a rule, a number or a phone number, links to its source.
- Each page shows the date we last reviewed it, next to its sources.
- We use the strongest source we can find: the authority running the Kumbh first, then district, state and national bodies such as IMD, NCDC and Indian Railways, then trusted national news.
- We do not use travel agencies or booking websites as sources.
- Religious tradition is written as tradition, with words like “according to tradition”, not as fact. We do not rank akharas or saints.
- When a newer notice replaces an older one, we update the page and its label.
- The full rules are in our editorial policy.
How Tirth.com fits in
Tirth.com offers pilgrimage trips, stays and other services. KumbhMela.info itself does not sell or book anything.
How to report a correction
If something looks wrong or out of date, tell us on the contact and corrections page. Send the page address, the exact sentence, and a link to the authority’s own notice if you have one.
We check every message against the source before we change anything. Errors about dates, safety or emergencies come first.
If someone is in danger now, call 112. KumbhMela.info is not an emergency service.
Where next
Photo: TirthProvisionalहरिद्वार कुंभ 2027Haridwar Kumbh 2027Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027Open the guide
Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0Officialनासिक कुंभ 2027Nashik–Trimbakeshwar SimhasthaMain bathing Aug to Sep 2027Open the guide
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0Expectedउज्जैन सिंहस्थ 2028Ujjain Simhastha 202827 Mar to 27 May 2028Open the guide
Photo: Ninara, CC BY 2.0Expectedप्रयागराज माघ मेला 2027Prayagraj Magh Mela 2027Magh Mela, 15 Jan to 6 Mar 2027Open the guideSources
5 sources · checked 16 Oct 2026
- Tirth: Our Mission to Simplify Your Spiritual Journeys · TravNext Tech Private Limited ·
- Panchang: tithi, sunrise and lunar month · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
- Dates announced for bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
- Dhami meets Akhara Parishad; Ardh Kumbh 2027 Amrit Snan dates discussed · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
- Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) · Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India ·