During the announcement of the Ardh Kumbh bathing dates, Mela Officer Sonika Singh revealed that the event will last for four months, from January to April 2027.
The inaugural bathing ritual is scheduled for January 14 (Makar Sankranti); the second on February 6 (Mauni Amavasya); the third on February 11 (Basant Panchami); the fourth on February 20 (Magh Purnima); and the fifth on March 6 (Mahashivratri), she mentioned.
Singh further stated that the sixth bathing ritual of the Ardh Kumbh will take place on March 8 during Phalguna Amavasya; the seventh bath will be on April 7 (Nav Samvatsar); the eighth on April 14 (Mesh Sankranti), and the ninth on April 15.
The Ardh Kumbh mela will wrap up with the last bathing ritual on April 20, coinciding with Chaitra Purnima.
She also highlighted that among these dates, the baths on March 6 (Mahashivratri), March 8 (Phalguna Amavasya), and April 14 (Mesh Sankranti) will be marked as ’amrit snans’.
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