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Kumbh Mela 2028: Ujjain Simhastha

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The Kumbh of 2028 is the Ujjain Simhastha, planned for Monday 27 March to Saturday 27 May 2028; no bathing date has been announced yet.

ExpectedChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

Ujjain's window is in the state's plan, given at the Chief Minister's review of March 2024 and repeated in June 2026, and is marked Expected; we found no list of bathing days. Nashik's closing date is in the authority's plan of 15 June 2026, but some news reports give 24 July 2028.

The Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha, which opens in October 2026, also ends in 2028: the Kumbh Mela Authority's plan gives its closing ceremony (Samapti) as Monday 24 July 2028 at Trimbakeshwar and Saturday 29 July 2028 at Nashik.

Kumbh events in 2028

EventPlaceDatesStatusGuide and dates
Ujjain Simhastha 2028Ujjain, on the ShipraMon 27 March to Sat 27 May 2028ExpectedUjjain guide · Ujjain dates
Shahi snans and parva snans, UjjainUjjainNot announced. A 2024 state proposal put three shahi snans and seven parva snans between 9 April and 8 May 2028, without naming the days.Not announcedUjjain dates
Samapti, the closing ceremony of the Nashik–Trimbakeshwar SimhasthaNashik and TrimbakeshwarMon 24 July 2028 at Trimbakeshwar and Sat 29 July 2028 at Nashik, in the authority’s planOfficialNashik guide · Nashik timeline
Magh Mela 2028 (the yearly mela, not a Kumbh)Sangam, PrayagrajHeld every year in the month of Magh; 2028 dates not announcedNot announcedPrayagraj guide

Expected: stated by the government or worked out from the calendar, but not yet in a notice. Provisional: announced by the authority, but it can still change.

Ujjain Simhastha 2028: what is known

Ujjain Simhastha 2028 in a minute 52 sec, no sound
Photo credits

Photo: Snay015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Shruti Lata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Imakanksha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0).

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at a workshop in Ujjain that Simhastha 2028 will run from 27 March to 27 May 2028, as reported on 27 June 2026. By the Tirth panchang, the opening day is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and the closing day Jyeshtha Shukla Tritiya.

A state planning meeting in March 2024 proposed three shahi snans and seven parva snans between 9 April and 8 May 2028. It did not name the days, and no government list of bathing days had been published when we checked.

Our Ujjain Simhastha guide covers the river, the ghats and Mahakaleshwar, and the works under way explains what is being built.

Pilgrims climbing the steps beside the old carved buildings above Ram Ghat during the Simhastha of 2016.Photo: Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilgrims on the steps below the old carved buildings at Ram Ghat during the 2016 Simhastha, Ujjain

2028 mix-ups

Myth or fact?

The 2028 shahi snan dates are outTap to check
Myth No government notice lists the Ujjain bathing days yet. A list of exact shahi snan dates today is someone’s own reading of the calendar or of the 2024 proposal. Book only what you can cancel, and read how to check a Kumbh booking before you pay for a “confirmed” 2028 date.
Haridwar has a Kumbh in 2028Tap to check
Myth Haridwar’s Kumbh runs from 14 January to 20 April 2027. See Kumbh Mela 2027.
Prayagraj has a Kumbh in 2028Tap to check
Myth The yearly Magh Mela is held at the Sangam, and the next Ardh Kumbh is expected in 2031.
The Nashik Simhastha is over before 2028Tap to check
Partly Its main bathing days are in 2027, but its closing ceremony, the Samapti, falls in July 2028.

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Nashik's Simhastha closes in July 2028

The Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha opens with the flag hoisting on 31 October 2026 and has its Amrit Snans in August and September 2027. The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan of 15 June 2026 says it concludes with the Simhastha Samapti on 24 July 2028 at Trimbakeshwar and 29 July 2028 at Nashik, from its dates chart for each centre. Some reports give only 24 July, the Trimbakeshwar date.

See every date from the opening to the close on the Nashik Simhastha timeline.

Questions people ask

Kumbh Mela 2028 kab hai?

The Kumbh of 2028 is the Ujjain Simhastha, planned for Monday 27 March to Saturday 27 May 2028, the window in the state’s plan. No bathing date has been announced yet.

Where next

Har Ki Pauri, HaridwarPhoto: TirthProvisionalहरिद्वार कुंभ 2027Haridwar Kumbh 2027Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027Open the guideRamkund on Makar Sankranti 2025Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0Officialनासिक कुंभ 2027Nashik–Trimbakeshwar SimhasthaMain bathing Aug to Sep 2027Open the guideRam Ghat on the ShipraPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0Expectedउज्जैन सिंहस्थ 2028Ujjain Simhastha 202827 Mar to 27 May 2028Open the guideBoats at the Sangam, PrayagrajPhoto: Ninara, CC BY 2.0Expectedप्रयागराज माघ मेला 2027Prayagraj Magh Mela 2027Magh Mela, 15 Jan to 6 Mar 2027Open the guide

Sources

7 sources · checked 18 Oct 2026
  1. MP Simhastha Kumbh 2028: ₹25k Cr Infrastructure Push For 40Cr Devotees, Says CM Yadav · Deccan Chronicle ·
  2. Chief Minister reviews proposed action plan of Simhastha-2028 · The Pioneer (Bhopal edition) ·
  3. Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition), Nashik Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027: schedule, framework, chapters and financial outlays · Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  4. Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027 Dates Announced · Patrika (Patrika Desk) ·
  5. Nashik: CP Sandeep Karnik Surveys Godavari Ghat Ahead Of President's Visit For Simhastha Ceremony · Free Press Journal (Milind Sajgure) ·
  6. Culture & Heritage: Prayagraj (Annual Magh Mela) · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  7. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·