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Ramkund on Makar Sankranti 2025. Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0
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नासिक कुंभ 2027

Nashik Kumbh Event Guide · Sat 31 Oct 2026 to July 2028

The short answer

Nashik's Simhastha opens with the flag hoisting on Sat 31 Oct 2026 at 12:02 PM, at Ramkund and Kushavarta. The main bathing days are the Amrit Snans on Mon 2 Aug, Tue 31 Aug and Sat 11 Sep 2027 (Trimbakeshwar Sun 12 Sep).

OfficialSource: NTKMA via Free Press Journal, 24 Sep 2026 · Checked on Fri 16 Oct 2026
Next date · Nashik 2027
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Flag hoisting (Dhwajarohan), 12:02 PMOctober 2026 · Ashwin Krishna Shashthi
Provisional · NTKMA via Free Press Journal
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Everything for Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha 2027

6bathing days and events11ghats and temples5city route guidesWhere to stayFirst visitLatest updatesSimhastha timelineAdd the dates to your calendar
Sat 31 OctFlag hoisting, 12:02 PM
3 Amrit Snans2 Aug, 31 Aug, 11 and 12 Sep 2027
5 stationsNashik Road and 4 more (reported)
46 parking hubsOuter ring (reported)

The season at a glance

From the flag hoisting in October 2026 to the Amrit Snans of August and September 2027. Tap a date for its tithi and status.

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Flag hoisting (Dhwajarohan), 12:02 PMSat 31 Oct 2026 · Ashwin Krishna Shashthi · Ramkund and Kushavarta
ProvisionalAbout this day

Tap a dot. The bigger saffron dots are Amrit Snans.

Bathing days and events

With the tithi from the Tirth panchang and the status of each date.

Date and tithiBathing dayStatusAdd to calendar
Mon 2 Aug 2027Ashadha AmavasyaFirst Amrit SnanNashik and TrimbakeshwarAmrit SnanOfficial
Tue 31 Aug 2027Shravana AmavasyaSecond Amrit SnanNashik and TrimbakeshwarAmrit SnanOfficial
Sat 11 Sep 2027Bhadrapada Shukla EkadashiThird Amrit Snan, NashikRamkund, NashikAmrit SnanOfficial
Sun 12 Sep 2027Bhadrapada Shukla DwadashiThird Amrit Snan, TrimbakeshwarKushavarta, TrimbakeshwarAmrit SnanOfficial
Source: Tirth panchang, 15 Oct 2026Dates page

The Simhastha begins, in a minute

The Nashik and Trimbakeshwar Simhastha begins 62 sec, no sound
Photo credits

Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Saket Verma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: K.Venkataramana, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0).

Your dates and first steps, in three taps

Plan my Kumbh in three taps

Plan your trip

The four guides most people need.

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

A ready-made plan

Two days, step by step, with what pilgrims do at each place by tradition. The full page has one-day and three-day plans too.

Bathe at Ramkund in Panchavati, the old temple quarter of Nashik, and at Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar, where the Godavari rises. The two bathing centres are about 28 to 30 km apart. On an Amrit Snan day, pick one centre and stay near it.

Day 1

  1. Dawn
    Ramkund

    Pilgrims bathe at Ramkund on the Godavari, the holiest spot in Nashik, where by tradition Rama used to bathe.

    About 12 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 10 minutes on a clear road. From Nashik Road station. The district puts Ramkund about 10 km from the station.
  2. Morning
    Kalaram Temple

    Darshan of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in black stone, in a temple of black basalt built between 1788 and 1792.

    About 0.4 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  3. Morning
    Sita Gufa

    A small cave shrine a short walk from the Kalaram temple, with idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. It is believed to be where Ravana carried Sita away.

    About 0.2 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).
  4. Morning
    Kapaleshwar Mahadev Temple

    A Shiva temple in Panchavati, near Ramkund, among the old temples the district lists in and around Panchavati.

    About 0.5 km on foot, roughly 5 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route).There is no separate page for this temple; the Panchavati page covers it.
  5. Afternoon
    Tapovan

    A riverside area on the Godavari where, by tradition, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana spent part of their exile. Its name means forest of meditation.

    About 3.9 km by road; OpenStreetMap estimates 5 minutes on a clear road.

Day 2

  1. Dawn
    Kushavarta

    Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Kushavarta kund before darshan at the temple. By tradition the Godavari, which disappears on Brahmagiri, comes out again here.

    The Trimbakeshwar temple is about 28 km from Nashik city, the district says, and MSRTC's 2025 timetable lists a Nashik to Trimbakeshwar shuttle every 30 minutes from 5:30 AM. OpenStreetMap gives about 31 km from Panchavati and estimates 30 minutes on a clear road.
  2. Morning
    Trimbakeshwar Temple

    Darshan of Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Pilgrims believe its linga has three faces, for Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

    About 0.6 km on foot, roughly 10 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). The district puts Kushavarta 400 metres from the temple.
  3. Afternoon
    Brahmagiri and Gangadwar

    Pilgrims climb Brahmagiri to Gangadwar, a cave temple held to be the first point where the Godavari can be seen.

    About 2.1 km on foot, roughly 30 minutes (OpenStreetMap foot route). Much of the way is a climb.
See the 1, 2 and 3 day plans

Take it offline

First page of the Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha offline packOffline pack · PDF, one A4 pageNashik–Trimbakeshwar SimhasthaDates with their status, a map of the main places, official channels, 112 and 1930. 317 KB · checked on Sun 18 Oct 2026Download

Print it or keep it on your phone for when the network is slow. Dates can change until the authorities confirm them; the dates page always has the latest.

Nashik and Trimbakeshwar in pictures

Credited photos. Tap a photo to see who took it.

A wide view of pilgrims filling the Godavari ghats around Ramkund on a Kumbh Mela bathing day
A Kumbh bathing day at Ramkund, Nashik. Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trimbakeshwar Temple below the misty Brahmagiri hills, with pilgrims holding umbrellas in the square
Trimbakeshwar in the monsoon. Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A misty morning at Godha Ghat on the Godavari in Nashik, with a stone temple pavilion on the bank
Morning at Godha Ghat, Nashik. Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilgrims bathing at Ramkund on the Godavari in Nashik, seen through the arches of a riverside arcade
Ramkund from the riverside arcade, Nashik. Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where things are

Ramkund and the Panchavati ghats in Nashik, and Trimbakeshwar, the second centre, drawn from OpenStreetMap.

Nashik: Panchavati ghats, Tapovan and arrival pointsGodavari123451 kmN
Nashik: Panchavati ghats, Tapovan and arrival points
  1. 1Ramkund and PanchavatiGhat
  2. 2TapovanPlace
  3. 3Nashik Road railway stationRailway
  4. 4Mela bus standBus
  5. 5Nimani 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.

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

Trimbakeshwar: the temple, Brahmagiri and Anjaneri1234561 kmN
Trimbakeshwar: the temple, Brahmagiri and Anjaneri
  1. 1Trimbakeshwar TempleTemple
  2. 2Kushavarta KundGhat
  3. 3GangadwarTemple
  4. 4BrahmagiriHill
  5. 5AnjaneriTemple
  6. 6Trimbakeshwar bus depotBus

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

Latest updates

Nashik works on schedule, says the civic body

The Chief Minister inspected Kumbh works on 11 October.

News reportSource: UNI, 12 Oct 2026
Rules for private tent cities at Nashik

Operators need at least 2 acres, can run from March to December 2027 and apply online. No public booking channel yet.

News reportSource: Free Press Journal, 29 Sep 2026

Questions people ask

When does the Nashik Kumbh start?

With the flag hoisting on Sat 31 Oct 2026 at 12:02 PM, at Ramkund and Kushavarta at the same time.

Source: NTKMA via Free Press Journal, 24 Sep 2026
When are the Amrit Snans?

Mon 2 Aug, Tue 31 Aug and Sat 11 Sep 2027 at Nashik; at Trimbakeshwar the third is on Sun 12 Sep.

Source: CM meeting via Patrika, 2 Jun 2025
When does it close?

In July 2028. Sources differ on the day, so we show the month until the authority confirms it.

Source: CM meeting via Patrika, 2 Jun 2025

What has been announced so far?

The dates. All the dates on this page come from the NTKMA Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition, 15 June 2026). The full list is under Key dates below. The plan can still change, so check each date again before you travel.

Work on the ground. NTKMA has given about 104 work approvals so far. Its list of approvals was last updated on 16 September 2026. The work covers ghats, roads, water, sanitation, health, safety, transport, CCTV cameras and digital systems. NTKMA also meets often and posts the minutes of its meetings. News reports put the plan’s total budget at about ₹34,700 crore. A state government order in September 2026 released ₹1,800 crore. All this shows that work is moving. It does not mean every project is finished, open to the public or part of the route you will use. A meeting title is not travel advice either.

For every date, and for what is still not announced, see Nashik Kumbh dates.

Main holy places

Centre Main places Not yet announced for 2027
Nashik Ramkund, Panchavati and the Godavari ghats in the city Bathing plan, entry points, walking routes, closures and crowd control
Trimbakeshwar Kushavart, the temple area and Brahmagiri Bathing plan, temple and event entry, routes and facilities

These places are holy all year, not only at Kumbh time. Even so, an old Kumbh traffic plan or ghat plan does not apply to 2027.

One event, two centres

Nashik and Trimbakeshwar are linked by the Godavari river and by the Kumbh tradition. But they are separate places, so plan for the one you need.

Nashik

Ramkund and the Panchavati–Godavari riverfront are the main sacred area of the city. There are many ghats here, and they are in regular use for rituals. A route that works on a normal day will not work the same way on a Kumbh day.

Trimbakeshwar

Kushavart, the Trimbakeshwar temple area and Brahmagiri form the second centre. By tradition, the Godavari rises at Brahmagiri. The temple, the walking routes and the crowd control here may have their own rules.

Nashik district’s history pages describe an old local pattern. Vaishnava Akharas (orders of sadhus) bathed in Nashik. Shaiva, Sannyasi and Udaseen groups bathed in Trimbakeshwar. This is useful background, but it is not the plan for 2027. Before you choose a ghat because of a particular group or procession, wait for the 2027 announcement.

For the history of the place, read the Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh overview. For each ghat and holy place, see the ghats and sacred geography guide.

From the articles

Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bathing Days and Amrit SnansMakar Sankranti: why the Sun’s move into Capricorn is a bathing dayMakar Sankranti is the day the Sun enters Makara (Capricorn) and, in tradition, begins Uttarayan. Why that makes it a Kumbh bathing day, why calendars differ…3 min read
Photo: Shruti Lata, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel and LogisticsDharamshalas and ashrams: staying simply at the KumbhA dharamshala is a simple pilgrim rest house and an ashram is a religious institution that may take guests. Where the official lists are for each…4 min read
Photo: Lokankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Travel and LogisticsHow long to stay at the Kumbh: one day, three days or a weekOne day can be enough on an ordinary bathing day. For an Amrit Snan, plan around three days because roads close early. A week or more…3 min read

Help with planning (optional)

Once you have checked the dates and chosen your centre, you can get personal trip-planning help on Tirth.com. This link takes you away from KumbhMela.info. Tirth.com is a separate service, and it does not run the event. It cannot guarantee entry, bookings or any spiritual result.

Sources

8 sources · checked 19 Sep 2026
  1. Kumbh Mela Plan (First Edition): Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 · Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  2. About Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  3. Acts and Government Resolutions: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  4. Administrative Approvals: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  5. Meeting Proceedings: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  6. Culture and Heritage: Simhastha Kumbhamela · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  7. Ramkund Nashik · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  8. Kushavart Tirtha: Trimbakeshwar · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·