Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha · Places

Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar: The Simhastha's Bathing Centre at the Godavari's Source

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Kushavarta is a sacred kund in the centre of Trimbakeshwar town, a short walk from the Trimbakeshwar temple. It is the Simhastha's bathing centre at Trimbakeshwar, and the 2027 Amrit Snans here are on 2 August, 31 August and 12 September 2027.

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Place facts are from the Nashik district's Kushavart page, Maharashtra Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism. The Amrit Snan dates are official, from the Kumbh Mela Authority's plan of 15 June 2026, which the authority marks as interim. Arrangements for 2027, such as entry, queues and bathing times, are not announced.

The name is also written Kushavart or Kushawart. According to tradition, the Godavari, which rises on Brahmagiri hill above the town, comes out again here.

Kushavarta at a glance

Question	Answer
Where	Centre of Trimbakeshwar town, Nashik district, about 400 metres from the Trimbakeshwar temple (Nashik district)
From Nashik	About 30 km by road
Nearest railway station	Nashik Road, about 40 km (Nashik district)
What it is	A stone kund about 21 feet (6.4 metres) deep, built in 1750 and fed by groundwater (Nashik district)
Role in the Simhastha	Bathing centre at Trimbakeshwar, named in the Kumbh Mela Authority’s 2027 plan
2027 Amrit Snans	Monday 2 August, Tuesday 31 August and Sunday 12 September 2027
2027 arrangements	Not announced

What Kushavarta is known for

According to tradition, the Godavari rises on Brahmagiri hill above Trimbakeshwar, disappears, and comes out again at Kushavarta. The Nashik district says this is what gives the kund its special holiness. Read more on our Brahmagiri and Gangadwar page.

Devotees bathe at Kushavarta before going to the Trimbakeshwar temple for darshan, Maharashtra Tourism notes.

Kushavarta is also the starting point of the Brahmagiri pradakshina, a barefoot walk of about 40 km around the hill in the month of Shravan, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s Incredible India site.

Kushavarta in the Simhastha

The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan calls the Kushavarta kund the central holy site where the Kumbh rituals are performed at Trimbak. The other bathing centre is Ramkund in Nashik.

By an arrangement from Peshwa times, the Shaiva (Sannyasi) and Udasin akharas bathe at Trimbakeshwar, while the Vaishnava akharas bathe in Nashik, according to the Nashik district. The order and timing of the akhara processions for 2027 are not announced.

The kund is small for the crowds it draws. The plan lists special crowd management for Kushavarta and estimates a peak of about 75 lakh people at Trimbakeshwar on an Amrit Snan day. It also proposes a new Dhwaja Stambha (flag pillar) at Kushavarta.

Flag hoisting (Dhwajarohan): Saturday 31 October 2026, at Kushavarta and Ramkund. See the flag hoisting page.
First Amrit Snan: Monday 2 August 2027
Second Amrit Snan: Tuesday 31 August 2027
Third Amrit Snan at Kushavarta: Sunday 12 September 2027 (Nashik’s is the day before, 11 September)

Kushavarta in the monsoon

The 2027 Simhastha falls in the monsoon, and Trimbakeshwar, at the foot of the Brahmagiri hills, gets very heavy rain.

On 8 July 2026 the Free Press Journal reported 245 mm of rain in 24 hours in Trimbakeshwar taluka, with roads in the town waterlogged and a landslide partly blocking the Trimbak–Palghar road.

Keep a spare day in your plan in case heavy rain closes roads.
Watch weather warnings and Nashik district alerts before you leave Nashik.
Follow the police and temple staff at the kund.

Reaching Kushavarta, and what is not announced yet

Trimbakeshwar is about 30 km by road from Nashik, and state transport buses run between them on normal days, according to the Nashik district. See How to reach Nashik.

The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan expects pilgrims to enter Trimbakeshwar by the main roads from Jawhar, Nashik, Ghoti and Talwandi, with holding areas along the roads and near the ghats. Do not plan to bathe at Ramkund and Kushavarta on the same Amrit Snan day.

Entry and exit routes to the kund on Amrit Snan days
Bathing times for the public and the order of the akhara processions
Parking, shuttle and road-closure plans for Trimbakeshwar

Where it is

Trimbakeshwar: the temple, Brahmagiri and Anjaneri

1Trimbakeshwar TempleTemple · This page
2GangadwarTemple
3BrahmagiriHill
4AnjaneriTemple
5Trimbakeshwar 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.

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Questions people ask

Is Kushavarta the source of the Godavari?

By tradition, the Godavari rises on Brahmagiri hill and comes out again at Kushavarta. The present stone kund dates from 1750, according to the Nashik district.

When are the Amrit Snans at Kushavarta in 2027?

Monday 2 August, Tuesday 31 August and Sunday 12 September 2027, according to the Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan of 15 June 2026. Trimbakeshwar’s third Amrit Snan is the day after Nashik’s.

How far is Kushavarta from Ramkund?

About 30 km by road, from Nashik city to Trimbakeshwar town. On Amrit Snan days, road closures can make the trip much longer, so plan for one centre on the day.