Ramkund on Makar Sankranti 2025. Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsNashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha · Places
Ramkund is a sacred tank on the Godavari in Nashik city, in the Panchavati area. It is the Simhastha's bathing centre in Nashik, and the 2027 Amrit Snans here are on 2 August, 31 August and 11 September 2027.
It is a place of worship all year round. People come here to bathe and to perform rites for the dead, including the immersion of ashes.
Nashik city, in Panchavati. About 2 to 3 km from the Central Bus Stand and 10 km from Nashik Road station.1
Holy bathing, and rites for the dead, including the immersion of ashes at the Asthi Vilaya Tirth.1
Not published yet.
Not published yet. The authority's plan lists a digital lost and found among its tentative components for 2027.3
Bathing centre in Nashik. Amrit Snans on Monday 2 August, Tuesday 31 August and Saturday 11 September 2027. Arrangements are not announced.3
On a Kumbh day
According to tradition, Lord Rama bathed here during his exile, and many pilgrims hold Ramkund to be the holiest place in Nashik. The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan adds that, according to mythology, drops of amrit fell here after the Samudra Manthan.
The kund holds the Asthi Vilaya Tirth. It is believed that bones immersed here dissolve, so families bring the ashes of their relatives. The Nashik district notes that the ashes of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Y. B. Chavan were immersed at Ramkund.
The district’s account says the kund was built in the late 1600s by Chitrarao Khatav, a landholder from Khatav in Satara, and later repaired by Gopikabai, mother of the fourth Peshwa, Madhavrao.
Rites for the dead take place here every day. Keep your voice low, give families space, and do not photograph people at these rites.
Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRamkund from the riverside arcade, Nashik. Photo: Mahi29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy tradition Lord Rama bathed here during his exile, and many pilgrims hold Ramkund to be the holiest place in Nashik. Do not go into the river when the water is high.1
Families bring the ashes of relatives to the Asthi Vilaya Tirth, where bones are believed to dissolve. These rites take place every day; give families space and do not photograph them.1
The Simhastha has two bathing centres: Ramkund in Nashik city and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar, about 30 km away by road. The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan of 15 June 2026 names both.
By an arrangement from Peshwa times, the Vaishnava akharas bathe in Nashik, while the Shaiva (Sannyasi) and Udasin akharas bathe at Trimbakeshwar, according to the Nashik district. The order and timing of the akhara processions for 2027 are not announced.
The plan also proposes new Dhwaja Stambhas (flag pillars) at Ramkund. A plan item is not a finished work.
The flag hoisting opens the Simhastha here and at Kushavarta on Saturday 31 October 2026 (see the flag hoisting page). Ramkund’s third Amrit Snan, on Saturday 11 September 2027, is a day before Trimbakeshwar’s.
Photo: Prashant Kharote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2027 Simhastha falls in the monsoon. The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan says so plainly and lists floods and heavy rainfall among the hazards it plans for.
When heavy rain leads to water being released from the Gangapur dam, the Godavari rises at Ramkund. In August 2024 and again in July 2026, small temples at Ramkund and Goda Ghat went under water, PTI reported. On 24 July 2026 the river crossed the danger mark in Nashik, the Dutondya Maruti idol at the ghats went fully under water, and the Ramkund area was to stay closed for two days.
On a normal day, Ramkund is about 2 to 3 km from Nashik’s Central Bus Stand and about 10 km from Nashik Road railway station, according to the Nashik district. See How to reach Nashik for travel to the city.
On big bathing days, expect a long walk. The Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan says that beyond the inner parking areas, people will walk to the ghats.
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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