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Plan Your Kumbh: Guides for Every Kumbh

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Start by choosing which Kumbh and which bathing day, then plan who is going, how to get there and how to book safely. The next three are Haridwar (14 January to 20 April 2027), Nashik and Trimbakeshwar (main bathing days in August and September 2027) and Ujjain (27 March to 27 May 2028, proposed).

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

These guides give general advice. Dates on them carry their own labels: Haridwar's are provisional, Nashik's are in the Kumbh Mela Authority's plan, and Ujjain's are expected.

Use the planner below to pick a Kumbh and a day, then open the guide you need. KumbhMela.info is an independent guide, not a government website.

Plan my Kumbh in three taps

Which Kumbh are you planning for?

Each Kumbh falls in a different season, so the plan changes with it: cold mornings at Haridwar and the Magh Mela, the monsoon at Nashik, and summer heat at Ujjain.

Har Ki Pauri, HaridwarPhoto: TirthProvisionalहरिद्वार कुंभ 2027Haridwar Kumbh 2027Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027Open the guideRamkund on Makar Sankranti 2025Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0Officialनासिक कुंभ 2027Nashik–Trimbakeshwar SimhasthaMain bathing Aug to Sep 2027Open the guideRam Ghat on the ShipraPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0Expectedउज्जैन सिंहस्थ 2028Ujjain Simhastha 202827 Mar to 27 May 2028Open the guideBoats at the Sangam, PrayagrajPhoto: Ninara, CC BY 2.0Expectedप्रयागराज माघ मेला 2027Prayagraj Magh Mela 2027Magh Mela, 15 Jan to 6 Mar 2027Open the guide

Four things to sort out

Visiting from abroadThe e-Visa, where to land, money and phonesPilgrims taking a dip at the Sangam, PrayagrajNinara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHow to take the snanThe holy dip, step by step, and its etiquetteWomen pilgrims in bright saris carrying bundles on their heads along a camp road at the Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj.Ninara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsWhat to carryA checklist by seasonIs this booking real?Six checks before you pay for a camp, tent or room

Who is going?

A guide for each kind of trip: with family, on your own, from abroad, with a group, for kalpvas, with a camera, as a resident or for work.

With elders or childrenOn my own, first timeFrom abroadWith a groupFor kalpvasTo photograph or filmI live therePress or research

Planning guides

Pick the guide that fits your trip.

Itineraries: 1, 2 or 3 days

Ready-made plans for Haridwar with Rishikesh, the Magh Mela with Varanasi and Ayodhya, Nashik with Trimbakeshwar and Ujjain with Omkareshwar, and a plan builder for your days and your city.

Visiting from abroad

The official e-Visa, money rules for visitors, where to land and how to behave at the ghats. Read the guide for visitors.

Taking the holy dip

What happens at a Kumbh snan and how to do it safely. Read the snan guide.

Before you go: packing, bookings, food and costs

Dawn at the Sangam in Prayagraj on a Kumbh Mela bathing day in 2013, with pilgrims along the bank below the fortPhoto: Lokankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dawn at the Sangam in Prayagraj on a Kumbh Mela bathing day in 2013.

What to pack

A season-by-season list for documents, clothes and the bath. Open the packing list.

Is this booking real?

Six questions to ask before you pay for a tent, a room or a package. Check a booking.

Food and prasad

Free meals at bhandaras and langars, each city’s own dishes, temple prasad, and the meat and liquor rules near the ghats.

What is free, and what you pay for

Bathing and entering the mela carry no official fee. For boats, ropeways, parking, camps and temple passes: who sets each fee and where it is published.

Coming bathing days

The next bathing days across every Kumbh, with the tithi from the Tirth panchang. The Kumbh calendar has them all.

JAN14Thu
Makar SankrantiHaridwar 2027 · Pausha Shukla ShashthiProvisional
JAN15Fri
Makar SankrantiPrayagraj · Pausha Shukla SaptamiExpected
JAN22Fri
Paush PurnimaPrayagraj · Pausha PurnimaExpected
FEB6Sat
Mauni AmavasyaHaridwar 2027 · Magha AmavasyaProvisional
FEB6Sat
Mauni AmavasyaPrayagraj · Magha AmavasyaExpected
FEB11Thu
Basant PanchamiHaridwar 2027 · Magha Shukla PanchamiProvisional
FEB11Thu
Basant PanchamiPrayagraj · Magha Shukla PanchamiExpected
FEB20Sat
Magh PurnimaHaridwar 2027 · Magha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunriseProvisional

Offline packs for each Kumbh

One printable page per Kumbh: the dates with their status, a map of the main places, the official channels and the national helplines.

First page of the Haridwar Kumbh 2027 offline packOffline pack · PDF, one A4 pageHaridwar Kumbh 2027Dates with their status, a map of the main places, official channels, 112 and 1930. 298 KB · checked on Sun 18 Oct 2026DownloadFirst 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 2026DownloadFirst page of the Prayagraj Magh Mela 2027 offline packOffline pack · PDF, one A4 pagePrayagraj Magh Mela 2027Dates with their status, a map of the main places, official channels, 112 and 1930. 322 KB · checked on Sun 18 Oct 2026DownloadFirst page of the Ujjain Simhastha 2028 offline packOffline pack · PDF, one A4 pageUjjain Simhastha 2028Dates with their status, a map of the main places, official channels, 112 and 1930. 305 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.

Where next

Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bathing Days and Amrit SnansThe first Nashik Amrit Snan on 2 August 2027, explainedThe first Amrit Snan of the Nashik and Trimbakeshwar Simhastha falls on the new moon that ends Ashadha. Why that new moon has two names, what…4 min read
Photo: Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Travel and LogisticsNashik Road station to Ramkund: the last stretch explainedRamkund is about 10 km from Nashik Road station, so the last stretch is a ride across the city. How it works on a normal day,…4 min read
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
History and Sacred GeographyXuanzang at Prayag: the 7th-century account often linked to the KumbhXuanzang, also written Hiuen Tsang, described Prayag in the 640s as a holy place where a king gave away five years of wealth by the rivers.…5 min read

Sources

2 sources · checked 21 Oct 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. Dates announced for bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·