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Bathing day · Prayagraj

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SaturdayMarch 2027

Mahashivratri महाशिवरात्रि

Tithi: Phalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunrise

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Magh Mela 2027 · Bathing day

Mahashivratri Snan at Magh Mela 2027: Saturday 6 March

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The Mahashivratri snan, the last main bath of Magh Mela 2027, is expected on Saturday 6 March 2027 at the Sangam. It closes the season that began with Makar Sankranti on 15 January.

ExpectedChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The date and tithi come from the Hindu calendar (Tirth panchang). At sunrise the tithi is still Krishna Trayodashi; the Chaturdashi that decides the festival begins at about noon. The date stays expected until the Prayagraj Mela Authority publishes its list of 2027 bathing days; on 18 October 2026 we found no such list from the mela authority, the district or the Uttar Pradesh government. Reporting on the mela administration's first planning meeting, Amar Ujala gave the mela as ending with Mahashivratri on 6 March (27 August 2026).

Mahashivratri is kept on the night of Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi. In 2027 its midnight hours fall in the early hours of Sunday 7 March, by the Tirth calendar. The same day is the first Amrit Snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Trayodashi tithi begins.

  2. Before sunrise

    2026: bathing from Brahma muhurta along about 3.5 km of ghats; over 16 lakh by 7 am.1

    In 2026
  3. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Trayodashi.

  4. Morning

    2026: after the bath, pilgrims went on to Mankameshwar, Someshwar, Nag Vasuki and other Shiva temples.2,3

    In 2026

  5. The 2027 traffic plan, ghats and temple arrangements for Mahashivratri are not yet published.4,5,6

    Not announced yet
  6. Midday

    Trayodashi tithi ends.

  7. Sunset

    Sunset.

  8. Night

    2026: the Magh Mela closed with this bath; All India Radio reported more than 40 lakh bathers.7

    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 (7)
  1. Amar Ujala (Amar Ujala Network, Prayagraj): महाशिवरात्रि 2026: संगम स्नान को उमड़े श्रद्धालु, माघ मेले का अंतिम स्नान आज (Last bath of the Magh Mela today) (2026)
  2. News On AIR (All India Radio News, Prasar Bharati): Mahashivratri being celebrated across the country with devotion and religious fervour (Prayagraj temples and close of the Magh Mela) (2026)
  3. Amar Ujala (Amar Ujala Network, Prayagraj): संगम तट पर उमड़ी आस्था, हर हर बम बम के जयकारों के साथ स्नान (Mahashivratri bath at the Sangam; photo story) (2026)
  4. Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh: Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 official website (kumbh.gov.in), as it stood on 18 October 2026
  5. Dainik Jagran (Jagran correspondent, Prayagraj): माघ मेला 2027 की तिथियों का एलान: 50 दिन का होगा आयोजन, मकर संक्रांति को होगा पहला स्नान (Magh Mela 2027 dates announced) (2026)
  6. Amar Ujala (Vinod Singh, Amar Ujala Network, Prayagraj): Prayagraj: Magh Mela 2027 first meeting sets the outline of preparations; 54 tenders, mela area to grow (Hindi) (2026)
  7. News On AIR (All India Radio News, Prasar Bharati): Prayagraj: Over 4 million devotees take holy dip as Magh Mela concludes on Maha Shivratri (2026)

What Mahashivratri means by tradition

The Prayagraj Mela Authority links the day with Lord Shankar (Shiva), says that according to mythology it is awaited even in the heavens, and describes it as the final holy bath of the kalpvasis, although by tradition the month of kalpvas itself ends on Maghi Purnima.

At Prayagraj it closes the mela. In 2026 too, the Magh Mela ended with the Mahashivratri bath, All India Radio reported.

How the day runs

  1. To the waterPilgrims walk across the riverbank to the bathing ghats laid out for the mela, or take a boat from the ghat near the fort out to the point where the Ganga and the Yamuna meet.
  2. At the meeting pointPriests sit on small platforms in the river, the district says, and help pilgrims with puja and the ritual bath.
  3. Into the nightNear the Sangam, the Mankameshwar temple, west of the fort along the Yamuna, has a black stone lingam of Shiva. For other shrines around the confluence, see holy places of Prayagraj.
Yellow domed shrines in the courtyard of the Mankameshwar Temple by the Yamuna in PrayagrajPhoto: 21GauriGuptaa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
The courtyard of the Mankameshwar temple by the Yamuna, west of the fort, which has a black stone lingam of Shiva

Read the Sangam guide for the ghats, the boats and the shrines nearby.

Before and after this day

  1. February 2027
    20Sat
    Maghi Purnimaमाघी पूर्णिमाMagha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunriseSangamSunrise 6:34 am
    Expected

Sunrise at the bathing place, from the Tirth panchang. Bathing times are set by the mela administration, not by the panchang.

The same date is the first of the four Amrit Snans of Haridwar Kumbh 2027.

For all six days with their meanings, and the start and end of the season, see the Magh Mela 2027 page.

Plan the visit

  1. Book only what you can cancelUntil the Prayagraj Mela Authority publishes its list, book only what you can cancel, and check who runs a camp before you pay: how to check a Kumbh booking.
  2. Expect to walkAt the 2025 Maha Kumbh, the mela authority kept vehicles out of the mela area from the day before to the day after each main bathing day, and put parking 1 to 2 km from the ghats. The traffic rules for 2027 have not been announced.
  3. Keeping the night too?Mahashivratri is a festival of the night as well as a bath. If you plan to keep the night at a temple too, decide where you will stay before you travel.
  4. On the dayMain bathing days usually draw large numbers of pilgrims; follow police and mela instructions on the day.

Where the bathing happens

The bathing happens at the Sangam, where the Ganga and the Yamuna meet. The map also shows the railway stations and the bus stands.

Prayagraj: the Sangam and arrival pointsGangaYamuna123456781 kmN
Prayagraj: the Sangam and arrival points
  1. 1Triveni SangamGhat · Bathing place
  2. 2Akshayavat and Bade Hanuman, by the FortTemple
  3. 3Nag Vasuki TempleTemple
  4. 4Prayagraj JunctionRailway
  5. 5Prayag JunctionRailway
  6. 6Prayagraj Sangam stationRailway
  7. 7Civil Lines bus stationBus
  8. 8Zero Road bus standBus

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.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright

The panchang, and a card to share

Sat 6 Mar 2027For the Sangam, Prayagraj, in IST
  • Sunrise6:21 am
  • Tithi at sunriseTrayodashi until 12:03 pm
  • From 12:03 pmChaturdashi until 1:46 pm the next day
  • Paksha and monthKrishna paksha, Magha (amanta) or Phalguna (purnimanta)
  • Observed asMaha Shivaratri, Masik Shivaratri
  • Sunset6:07 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

Magh Mela 2027 ka aakhri snan kab hai?

On Saturday 6 March 2027, by the Hindu calendar. It is the last of the six main bathing days and stays expected until the Prayagraj Mela Authority publishes its list.

Why is Mahashivratri on 6 March when its midnight falls on 7 March?

The festival is the night of 6 March. The Chaturdashi that decides it begins at about noon on 6 March and is current at midnight, in the early hours of 7 March by the clock, so calendars keep Mahashivratri on Saturday 6 March.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

15 sources · checked 18 Oct 2026
  1. Festivals 2027 (Tirth spiritual calendar): Makara Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya, Vasant Panchami and Maha Shivaratri, re-checked 18 October 2026 · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  2. Festivals 2027 and festival pages: Makara Sankranti, Maha Shivaratri, Chaitra Navratri, Mesha Sankranti, Rama Navami (Tirth spiritual calendar) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  3. Panchang: tithi, sunrise and lunar month · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  4. Magh Mela 2027 · Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (listing credited to Uttar Pradesh Tourism) ·
  5. Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 official website (kumbh.gov.in), as it stood on 18 October 2026 · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  6. District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh: home page helplines and links · District Administration, Prayagraj (hosted by National Informatics Centre) ·
  7. Prayagraj Mela Authority · Division Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  8. Places of Interest (Sangam, Allahabad Fort, Patalpuri and Akshaya Vat) · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  9. Traffic Plan (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  10. Panchang for Haridwar on the 2027 bathing days (Tirth panchang) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  11. Prayagraj: Magh Mela 2027 first meeting sets the outline of preparations; 54 tenders, mela area to grow (Hindi) · Amar Ujala (Vinod Singh, Amar Ujala Network, Prayagraj) ·
  12. Bathing Dates: Maha Kumbh 2025, descriptions of Paush Purnima, Makar Sankranti, Maghi Purnima and Maha Shivaratri · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  13. 43-day-long Magh Mela begins in Prayagraj, over 21 lakh devotees take holy dip at Sangam on the first day · News On AIR (All India Radio News, Prasar Bharati) ·
  14. Places of Interest: Akshay Vat, Nag Vasuki, Mankameshwar, Alopi Devi and Minto Park sections · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh ·
  15. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·