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Kumbh Mela 2026 to 2028

Every Kumbh, checked and explained

Choose your Kumbh. Every date shows where it comes from and the day we checked it.

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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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

What do you need?

Pilgrims along the ghats and steps of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, with the clock tower and the Ganga in front.Ktorrespr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBathing datesEvery bathing day, with its tithi and statusThe front of Haridwar Junction railway station with its temple-style towers and a clock tower, with traffic outside.World8115, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHow to reachTrains, buses and the last stretch on footRows of tents and camps of the Maha Kumbh 2025 spreading across the riverbed at Prayagraj, seen from a height.Vanshiikaa, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsWhere to stayAreas, stay types and the official optionsWomen 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 season
GhatsLatest updatesIs this booking real?Understand the Kumbh

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Pick a Kumbh, a month and who is coming to see your bathing days, what to book first and what to carry.

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Every Kumbh from 2025 to 2031

Where and when, and how sure each date is.

1PrayagrajMaha Kumbh 202513 Jan to 26 Feb 2025Held2HaridwarHaridwar Kumbh 2027Thu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027Provisional3Nashik and TrimbakeshwarSimhastha 2027Opens 31 Oct 2026 · main bathing Aug to Sep 2027Official4UjjainSimhastha 202827 Mar to 27 May 2028Expected5PrayagrajArdh Kumbh 20312031, dates not announcedExpected

Coming bathing days

With the tithi from the Tirth panchang.

OCT31Sat
Flag hoisting (Dhwajarohan), 12:02 PMNashik 2027 · Ashwin Krishna ShashthiProvisional
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
Rows of aarti lamps glowing at Har Ki Pauri after dark, reflected in the Ganga with a lit temple behind.
The evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri, HaridwarEvening Ganga aarti, Har Ki Pauri. Photo: pavankunar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Illustration of a clay pot with golden dropsIllustration · चित्रांकन

5 minutes · interactive

Understand the Kumbh

The story of the four drops, the four rivers, how the sky sets the timing and what the names mean. With a six-question quiz at the end.

The storyFour placesThe sky clockThe namesAkharasBathing daysQuizStart

What is Kumbh Mela?

Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage held in turn at four sacred river places in India. Bathing in the river is its central practice. People also come to pray, hear religious teachers, give charity and meet the ascetics of the akharas.

What is the Kumbh Mela? 67 sec, no sound
Photo credits

Photo: Yosarian, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Lokankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Tirth; Photo: MayurFreelancer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Subhankar Banerjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Vanshiikaa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Shruti Lata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Photo: Studio Gestalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The four Kumbh places

Uttar PradeshPrayagrajGanga, YamunaGanga, Yamuna and the unseen Saraswati meet at the SangamMagh Mela every year; Ardh Kumbh expected in 2031UttarakhandHaridwarGangaThe Ganga, where it leaves the hillsThu 14 Jan to Tue 20 Apr 2027MaharashtraNashik and TrimbakeshwarGodavariThe Godavari, which rises near TrimbakeshwarMain bathing Aug to Sep 2027Madhya PradeshUjjainShipraThe Shipra, also written Kshipra27 Mar to 27 May 2028

A drawing of the four rivers, not a map: not to scale and not in their real positions.

Each place has its own river, bathing ghats and local customs.

Latest official updates

Each with its source, newest first.

The official Haridwar Kumbh map is live

The official website now has a map of 1,758 places, with proposed points such as lost-and-found and parking marked as proposed. Proposed points can change before the Kumbh.

Official noticeSource: Official Haridwar Kumbh map, 18 Oct 2026
Official website lists eleven bathing days and four Amrit Snans

It adds Dev Doli on Mon 15 Mar 2027 and calls Wed 14 Apr the main (Pramukh) Amrit Snan. All dates stay provisional until a dated notice lists them.

Official noticeSource: Official Haridwar Kumbh website, 16 Oct 2026
Uttarakhand launches the official Haridwar Kumbh website, logo and song

The site is haridwarkumbh.uk.gov.in. The song is "Kumbh Ka Parv Aa Gaya".

News reportSource: Navbharat Live, 12 Oct 2026

From the articles

Short articles that each answer one question.

Photo: Shak.On, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rituals and TraditionsDaan at the Kumbh: what people give and whyDaan, giving, is part of the Kumbh tradition: food, clothes, lamps, money and offerings for ancestors. What the mela's own pages describe, and how to give…4 min read
Photo: Yosarian, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History and Sacred GeographyKumbh Mela and UNESCO: what the 2017 listing meansIn December 2017 UNESCO added Kumbh Mela to its list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. What the listing recognises, what it asked of India,…4 min read
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bathing Days and Amrit SnansMauni Amavasya: why silence, and why so many batheMauni Amavasya, the new moon of Magha, is kept by tradition with silence and a river bath. What the silence means, why so many pilgrims come…3 min read

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Sources

7 sources · checked 15 Jul 2026
  1. Kumbh Mela: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity · UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ·
  2. G20 Digital Museum: Culture Corridor Catalogue · Ministry of Culture, Government of India ·
  3. Culture and Heritage: Simhastha Kumbhamela · Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra ·
  4. About Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  5. Acts and Government Resolutions: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  6. Administrative Approvals: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·
  7. Meeting Proceedings: Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority · Divisional Commissioner Office, Nashik, Government of Maharashtra ·