Rs 3,700 Crore, 8 New Roads & Amrit Snan: Maharashtra Begins Preparations For Nashik Kumbh Mela
The upcoming Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 will witness a significant traditional change, as the age-old practice of 'Shahi Snan' will be replaced with 'Amrit Snan'
The preparations for the 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela have begun.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently said that Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved the requirement of eight new roads, including the Ring Road and the road to Trimbakeshwar.
THE NEW ROADS
Fadnavis said, 'I had written to the Prime Minister for the preparation of the national highway network for the Mahakumbh in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar 2027. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari held a meeting regarding this in Nagpur. We demanded eight-nine new roads, which were approved today including Ring Road and road to Trimbakeshwar. He has also approved the repairing and widening all six roads leading to Nashik."
Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan said that Rs 3,700 crore had been approved for infrastructure development ahead of the Nashik Kumbh Mela.
Mahajan said, 'We held a meeting for the Kumbh Mela preparations with the Gadkari and Fadnavis. We are expecting a three-four-fold rise in the footfall compared to 12 years ago…We need to plan big. We have to expand the national highways. Around Rs 3,700 crore will be spent on this, and in two-threemonths, the work will also start and the road leading to Nashik and Trimbakeshwar will be widened."
'The Kumbh Mela is held at four locations across the country Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik and it takes place based on where the drops of Amrit fell. The term Shahi Snan was introduced during the Mughal era. Therefore, this tradition is now being changed, and the Shahi Snan will henceforth be referred to as Amrit Snan. This decision was taken after discussions during a meeting between all 13 Akharas and the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nashik," Mahant Bhakti Charan Das, spokesperson of All India Vaishnav Akhara.
With ANI Inputs
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June 24, 2025, 19:40 IST
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