28-05-2025
CM to declare Shahi Snan dates for Kumbh Mela
Nashik: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will hold a meeting to review Kumbh Mela preparations by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) and other authorities on June 1.
The dates for flag hoisting and three shahi snan (royal baths) will be announced during the meeting, which will be attended by sadhus from all akharas (sects).
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he meeting will be held at the standing committee hall at NMC headquarters, which is Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan. The shahi snan dates for the Kumbh Mela of Trimbakeshwar have been announced, but the dates for Nashik's Kumbh Mela are yet to be declared officially. Hence, there was a demand from all the akharas and also the Godavari Purohit Sangh, an association of priests performing rituals on the bank of the Godavari river.
Seers and sadhus from Vaishnav Akharas take a holy dip at Ramkund in Godavari in Nashik city, while the seers and sadhus from Shaiv Akharas take a holy dip at Kushavart in Trimbakeshwar.
President of the Godavari Purohit Sangh, Satish Shukla, said, "All the akharas and Godavari Purohit Sangh have jointly finalised the Shahi Snans dates for Kumbh Mela, which are to be announced officially during a meeting held in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis."
The (NMC) has prepared Rs 15,000 crore plans that were submitted to state govt, but it is yet to get an approval.
