The Godavari ghats, Nashik. Photo: MayurFreelancer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsNashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha · Places
Ramkund is the Simhastha's bathing centre in Nashik, but it is one of many ghats and kunds on the Godavari in the city. The Kumbh Mela Authority's plan of 15 June 2026 maps 12 existing ghats in Nashik, about 5,831 metres in all, and proposes 10 more.
The plan says the Kumbh snan is held at Ramkund and other ghats. Which ghats will be open to pilgrims on the 2027 Amrit Snan days is not announced.
Along the Godavari in Nashik city, from Someshwar in the west to Odha in the east, on the authority's 2027 ghat map.1
The Godavari, on both banks. The plan maps 12 existing ghats of about 5,831 metres and proposes 10 more.1
A chain of old stone kunds in the riverbed beside Ramkund, many built by Peshwa-period patrons, as the 1883 Gazetteer lists them.2
Not published yet. The plan marks ghat amenities such as holding areas and changing rooms as tentative.
Not published yet. The authority's plan lists a digital lost and found among its tentative components for 2027.3
Amrit Snans in Nashik on 2 August, 31 August and 11 September 2027. Which ghats open to the public is not announced.3
On a Kumbh day
In the old city, the Godavari’s bed holds a chain of stone pools, or kunds, many built by patrons of the Peshwa period. The 1883 Bombay Gazetteer lists them in order downstream, from the steps of the Sundarnarayan temple to the Mukteshvar shrine. Names, shapes and use may have changed since 1883.
| Kund | What the 1883 Gazetteer says |
|---|---|
| Lakshman Kund | The first pool, said to have been made in 1758 by Sarsubhedar Mahadaji Govind Kakde; believed to hold a spring |
| Dhanush Kund (the bow pool) | A narrow channel leading from Lakshman Kund to Ramkund |
| Ramkund | The holiest spot in Nashik, where Rama is believed to have bathed; it holds the Asthi Vilaya tirth |
| Sita Kund | A small pool just north of Ramkund, built by Gopikabai, mother of the fourth Peshwa |
| Ahilyabai Kund | Built by Ahilyabai of Indore towards the end of the 18th century, in front of her temples |
| Gora Ram or Dashashvamedh Kund | A large pool in front of the Nilkantheshvar and Gora Ram temples |
| Ramgaya Kund | In front of the Naroshankar temple; by tradition, Rama performed his father’s funeral rites here |
| Peshwa Kund (Shintode Mahadev) | Where several small streams meet the river; its Nashik side was built by Peshwa Bajirao I (1720 to 1740) |
| Mukteshvar Kund | The last pool, in front of the Mukteshvar shrine, built in 1788 and held to be specially holy |
The Gazetteer also notes that the small temples and shrines facing these pools, on both banks, go fully under water in floods. Ramkund’s own history is on our Ramkund page.
The Godavari at Panchavati, Nashik. Photo: Saket Verma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe authority's plan says the Kumbh snan is held at Ramkund and other ghats. Which ghats are open to the public on each Amrit Snan day is not announced.1
Temples on the Godavari steps, Nashik. Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 1883 Gazetteer lists the pools downstream from Sundarnarayan's steps: Lakshman Kund, Dhanush Kund, Ramkund, Sita Kund, Ahilyabai Kund and others, ending at Mukteshvar Kund. They may have changed since.2
The plan’s ghat map for Nashik marks existing ghats and proposed ghats along the river, from Someshwar in the west to Odha in the east. The table gives the names as the map shows them, with related works from the authority’s list of approvals.
| Ghat | In the plan’s map | Related approved work |
|---|---|---|
| Gandhi Talao | Existing | None listed by name |
| Talkuteshwar (west and east) | Existing | Conservation at the Talkuteshwar temple was reviewed in August 2026 (Free Press Journal) |
| Laxminarayan Ghat | Existing, plus a proposed new ghat | Laxminarayan Ghat is among MSIDC works in the plan’s Phase II list |
| Tapovan Ghat | Existing | None listed by name. See Tapovan. |
| Yashwant Maharaj Patangan | Existing | None listed by name |
| Kapila Sangam | Proposed | None listed by name |
| Nandini Sangam | Existing, plus 3 proposed | A ghat on the right bank above the Godavari–Nandini confluence; a ghat at Takli on the left bank; a rubber (balloon) dam below the confluence |
| Nandur Manur and Dasak | 2 existing, plus 2 proposed | Ghats at Nandur and Dasak, upstream of Dasak bridge (about ₹111.90 crore) |
| Anandwali | 2 existing, plus 1 proposed | A new ghat at Anandavalli, in place of an earlier ghat work near Navshya Ganpati |
| Someshwar Waterfall Ghat | Proposed | Someshwar Ghat is among MSIDC works in the plan’s Phase II list |
| Odha Ram Ghat | Proposed | Odha Ghat on the left bank at Odha (about ₹27.43 crore) |
An approval shows that a work has been sanctioned. It does not show that a ghat is finished, or that it will be open to the public on a given day. The plan marks the amenities it lists for ghats, such as holding areas, changing rooms and lost and found centres, as tentative.
Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe authority’s approvals include restoration of temples and tanks through the Archaeological Department: 13 works, 5 of them in Nashik city and 8 in the Trimbakeshwar area. The list does not name the sites.
On 3 August 2026, the state’s Cultural Affairs secretary reviewed conservation, restoration and development works at heritage sites, including the Naroshankar temple, the Sundarnarayan temple and ghat, Indra Kund and the Talkuteshwar temple, the Free Press Journal reported. He asked for the work to be finished well ahead of the Simhastha.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation has approval for repair works on old ghats, about ₹44.04 crore. Which ghats these cover is not given in the list.
Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAt Trimbakeshwar, the Simhastha’s bathing centre is Kushavarta. The plan’s map for the town also names Ahilya Ghat, Shrinath Ghat and Shri Chandra Ghat, and gives 4 existing ghats of about 1,005 metres and 2 proposed ghats of about 3,140 metres.
The plan proposes developing and extending Ahilya Ghat, Shri Chandra Ghat and Shri Nath Ghat. The approvals include new ghats on both banks of the Godavari at Trimbakeshwar, and land for new ghats from Shri Chandraghat to Prayagtirth.
Photo: Studio Gestalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2027 Simhastha falls in the monsoon, and the riverside can be closed when the Godavari runs high. On 24 July 2026 the river crossed the danger mark in Nashik, small temples at Ramkund and Goda Ghat went under water, and the Ramkund area was to stay closed for two days, PTI reported. Follow the Nashik district’s river-level alerts and police instructions at the ghats.
Amrit Snan days usually draw the most pilgrims; follow police and mela instructions on the day.
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.
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