Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027: Amrit Snan Dates and How to Plan Your Simhastha
Tirth editorial · 20 Feb 2026 · 8 min read
The Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027 has three Amrit Snan days, on Monday, 2 August 2027, Tuesday, 31 August 2027, and a third snan that is split between Ramkund in Nashik on Saturday, 11 September and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar on Sunday, 12 September. Around those bathing days the Simhastha opened on 31 October 2026 with the flag hoisting, and the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority’s plan closes it in late July 2028.
So the Mela itself is long. The days a family actually travels for are four.
Put those four on the calendar before you book a single ticket, because every other decision in a Simhastha plan (which town to sleep in, which ghat to walk to, which temple to keep for the next morning) hangs on them.
Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027 dates in the authority’s plan
Every date below comes from the Kumbh Mela Plan that the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority published on 15 June 2026, its first edition. The older name Shahi Snan still turns up in many posts and on posters. The announcements now say Amrit Snan for the same main bathing days.
| What | Date | Where | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simhastha opens with flag hoisting | 31 October 2026 | Nashik and Trimbakeshwar | Opening date in the plan, and the day the flags went up |
| First Amrit Snan | Monday, 2 August 2027 | Nashik and Trimbakeshwar | Ashadh Somvati Amavasya |
| Second Amrit Snan | Tuesday, 31 August 2027 | Nashik and Trimbakeshwar | Shravan Amavasya |
| Third Amrit Snan, Nashik | Saturday, 11 September 2027 | Ramkund, Nashik | Nashik bathes first |
| Third Amrit Snan, Trimbakeshwar | Sunday, 12 September 2027 | Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar | The day after Ramkund |
| Simhastha closes | Late July 2028 | Nashik and Trimbakeshwar | The plan’s chart gives 29 July 2028 for Nashik and 24 July 2028 for Trimbakeshwar |
Hold the table loosely, because the plan itself says its contents are ongoing planning, open to review and change, and not final. Travel sites do not always agree with each other. If one gives you different bathing dates, go by the authority’s plan and its latest notice. Check the full official list of Nashik Simhastha dates on KumbhMela.info, which follows each notice as the authority issues it.
Somvati Amavasya to Dwadashi: the Panchang for each snan day
Each bathing day sits on a particular tithi (lunar day), and knowing it helps when your family Pandit asks which day you plan to bathe. The figures below are for Nashik, from the Tirth Panchang.
- Monday, 2 August 2027. Amavasya runs to 3:34 PM, then Pratipada begins. Pushya nakshatra lasts to 5:09 PM, then Ashlesha. Sunrise in Nashik is at 6:10 AM, and the amanta month is Ashadha.
- Tuesday, 31 August 2027. Amavasya runs to 11:10 PM and Magha nakshatra to 10:20 PM. This is the Shravan Amavasya of the announcement.
- Saturday, 11 September 2027, at Ramkund, where the day is an Ekadashi running to 7:35 PM.
- Sunday, 12 September 2027, at Kushavarta. Dwadashi runs to 10:12 PM, and Uttara Ashadha nakshatra has already given way to Shravana at 2:58 AM, in the small hours of that Sunday.
Nashik’s day for the third snan is an Ekadashi, and Trimbakeshwar’s is the Dwadashi straight after it.
If your family can make only one trip, we would build it around 11 and 12 September, because the split gives you a snan at Ramkund and a second at Kushavarta on two days in a row, with only about 30 km of road between them.
Ramkund on the Godavari, Kushavarta at Trimbak
The Simhastha centres on two bathing places, one in each town.
Ramkund is on the Godavari in Nashik city, and it is the focal point of the Kumbh there. The place is linked with Bhagwan Ram, Maa Sita and Lakshman ji, and devotees hold that drops of amrit fell here after the Samudra Manthan (the churning of the ocean). Ramkund is also a place for Asthi Visarjan and other rites for those who have passed. Our Ram Kund guide goes into the kund on its own.
At Trimbakeshwar the Kumbh Snan is taken at Kushavarta Kund, which Tirth lists as Kushavarta Ghat. Trimbakeshwar is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan Shiv, and Maa Godavari is said to rise near Trimbakeshwar. A Nashik Kumbh plan has two towns in it, and two kunds.
The name Simhastha comes from Simha (Leo), since in the traditional reckoning the Kumbh at Nashik falls when Jupiter is in Simha, once in 12 years, and the last one here was in 2015. For how that sets it apart from Prayagraj, Haridwar and Ujjain, read how the Nashik Kumbh differs from the other three.
Nashik first, Trimbakeshwar after: an order of darshan
The plan’s own September dates already give you the order. Ramkund bathes on 11 September and Kushavarta on 12 September, so start in Nashik and end at Trimbak.
- Snan at Ramkund.
- Darshan at Kalaram Mandir, in Nashik.
- Sita Gufa, the last stop in Nashik before the drive out to Trimbak the next day.
- The road to Trimbakeshwar, about 30 km.
- Darshan at the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, then the snan at Kushavarta.
If you are bringing your parents, give Nashik one day and Trimbakeshwar the next and do not try to fold both into one long outing. Thirty kilometres is not far on a map. Add a snan, a darshan and a change of clothes for each person, though, and one day fills up quickly (pack a dry set for each person in its own cloth bag, labelled, because nobody wants to be sorting kurtas on a ghat step).
Our Trimbakeshwar temple guide covers the Jyotirlinga itself. For what else Nashik holds, its temples, kunds, caves etc., read why Nashik matters to pilgrims.
Getting to Nashik by air, rail and road
Ozar airport is approximately 25 km from Nashik, and Nashik Road railway station is about 9 km from the city, so whichever way you arrive there is still a short drive in.
Trimbakeshwar is about 30 km further on. Give it its own day.
Which town to sleep in, and what to book first
Choose the town you sleep in by your snan. A family bathing only at Ramkund sleeps in Nashik, and a family keeping 12 September at Kushavarta wants a bed in or near Trimbakeshwar for the night of the 11th.
Book in this order. Fix the snan day first, then the train or flight, then the room, and only then the local car. If you are still weighing two or three dates, settle on one and book the room for that night, since a held room is what the rest of the plan is built around. Book early, as soon as your date is fixed, and keep a screenshot of every confirmation on more than one phone.
Frequently asked questions
When is Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027?
The bathing days are in 2027. Plan for 2 August or 31 August, when both towns bathe, or for the third snan, which Ramkund holds on Saturday, 11 September and Kushavarta on Sunday, 12 September. The Simhastha as a whole began on 31 October 2026 and runs until late July 2028.
What are the Amrit Snan dates at Nashik Kumbh 2027?
There are three. The first falls on Ashadh Somvati Amavasya, Monday, 2 August 2027, and the second on Shravan Amavasya, Tuesday, 31 August 2027, both held at Nashik and at Trimbakeshwar. For the third, Ramkund bathes on Saturday, 11 September 2027 and Kushavarta a day later, on Sunday, 12 September 2027.
When does the Nashik Kumbh start and end?
The start was the flag hoisting of 31 October 2026. For the end, expect late July 2028, with 29 July 2028 named for the Samapti (closing) at Nashik and 24 July 2028 at Trimbakeshwar.
Where is the Kumbh Mela held in Nashik, Ramkund or Trimbakeshwar?
At both. Nashik city bathes at Ramkund on the Godavari and Trimbakeshwar at Kushavarta Kund, some 30 km apart. On 2 and 31 August 2027 the snan is held in both towns, while for the third snan Ramkund comes first, on 11 September, and Kushavarta follows on 12 September.
Why is it called Simhastha?
The name comes from Simha, the sign of Leo. The traditional reckoning places the Nashik Kumbh in the years when Jupiter is in Simha, a 12-year round, so the Mela at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar takes the name. The one before 2027 was in 2015.
How far is Trimbakeshwar from Nashik?
Roughly 30 km by road from Nashik city. The town holds the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga and Kushavarta Kund, where its Kumbh Snan is taken. Keep a separate day for it, which the 11 and 12 September dates for the third snan make easy.
Start your Simhastha plan from the Nashik page
Once your snan day is fixed, open Nashik on Tirth for the city’s temples, sacred places and itineraries, and build the rest of the trip from there. For the whole Kumbh year, Haridwar included, see the Kumbh Mela 2027 overview.
Continue on Tirth
- Panchang for Nashik, Tirth
- Nashik, how to reach and places to visit, Tirth