Your visitor guide to the Simhastha Kumbh Mela on the Godavari — a once-in-12-years gathering across Nashik and Trimbakeshwar. Choose your bathing town, understand how to arrive, and travel with a local team — with every official fact clearly sourced.
Visit Nashik is not an official Kumbh authority. Official restrictions, bathing schedules and safety instructions remain with the issuing authority (NTKMA / District Administration) and are attributed to them here.
By tradition documented by Nashik District, Vaishnav akhadas bathe at Nashik on the Godavari, while Shaiva, Sanyasi and Udasin akhadas bathe at Trimbakeshwar. Your choice changes your map, arrival point and last-mile — pick before you travel.
By local tradition, Vaishnav akhadas bathe at Nashik on the Godavari. Vehicle drop points and last-mile walking depend on event-day restrictions.
Plan Nashik travelShaiva akhadas bathe at Trimbakeshwar, ~28–30 km from Nashik city. Expect vehicle restrictions and a walk to the kund on major dates.
Plan Trimbakeshwar travelThese dates are government-announced and press-reported. We show them with their status and are awaiting the authority’s definitive published schedule — please verify with official sources before finalising travel on a principal bathing date.
Ceremonial flag-hoisting at Ramkund (Nashik) and Trimbakeshwar opens the ~21-month Simhastha. A midday muhurat has been reported.
Among the principal bathing dates — expect the heaviest crowds and the tightest mobility restrictions.
A major royal-bath date reported for the Simhastha.
Vaishnav akhadas are reported to bathe on 11 Sep at Ramkund, Nashik; Shaiva akhadas on 12 Sep at Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar.
Ceremonial close of the Simhastha period.
The 2027 Simhastha is one of the largest events Maharashtra has planned for. Here’s what has been announced so far — each point attributed, with budget figures kept provisional until an official budget is published.
NTKMA provides the statutory framework for planning, budgeting, procurement and management, with an Apex Committee (Shikhar Samiti) chaired by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Reported works include a ~66–69 km Nashik Ring Road (₹3,954 cr of civil works approved), Ozar (Nashik) airport expansion, upgraded satellite railway stations and a permanent Sadhugram near Trimbakeshwar. Officials say most spend goes to lasting infrastructure.
AI-based crowd monitoring and a dedicated official Kumbh mobile app have been announced for navigation, alerts and safety on high-density days.
Reported outlays vary widely — from roughly ₹22,000 crore to over ₹30,000 crore. Treat any single figure as provisional until an official budget is published.
Major approvals for mobility, ghats, CCTV and a digital portal are confirmed. Restricted zones, parking and drop points will be issued closer to the event.
On principal bathing dates, normal door-to-door drop may not be possible. Choose your bathing location first, then let us plan the nearest feasible transfer and last-mile.
Live restriction, parking and route notices are issued by the authorities close to the event. We link or summarise official notices with their source and never present a cached advisory as live.
Dates and figures on this page are government-announced or press-reported and may change. For anything critical — bathing-day timing, restrictions or safety — the authorities below have the final word.
It is the Kumbh Mela held on the Godavari at Nashik and at Trimbakeshwar. By local tradition the Vaishnav akhadas bathe at Nashik while the Shaiva akhadas bathe at Trimbakeshwar — so your destination changes your whole journey.
The dates shown here are government-announced and press-reported (commencement 31 Oct 2026, first Amrit Snan 2 Aug 2027). We label them as awaiting the authority’s definitive published schedule and link official sources rather than presenting our own calendar as official.
On major bathing dates the authorities set restricted zones, parking and last-mile walking routes. Tell us your bathing location and date, and we plan the nearest feasible drop with the right vehicle.
About 21 months. It opens with a flag-hoisting (dhwajarohan) on 31 Oct 2026 at Ramkund and Trimbakeshwar and closes with the flag-lowering on 24 Jul 2028, with the principal royal baths in August–September 2027.
The Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority (NTKMA) and the Nashik administration have announced major works — a new Ring Road, Ozar airport expansion, railway-station upgrades, a permanent Sadhugram and AI-based crowd monitoring with an official app. Reported budgets vary and are provisional until an official budget is published.
No. Visit Nashik is a privately operated tourism and mobility platform. Official restrictions, schedules and safety instructions always remain with the issuing authority (NTKMA / District Administration), which we identify and attribute.
Tell us your bathing location, arrival and dates — we’ll plan the transfer, the vehicle and the last-mile.