During the festival there are specific dates which are specially considered very auspicious for taking a bath in the Ganges .On these bathing dates a large number of pilgrims are reaching Haridwar for taking bath.
There are also few specific dates called Shai Snaan dates (Royal bathing dates), when different groups of Sadhus (Akharas) take their group bath. These bath are watch by common people standing on the both sides of their ways of procession.
Bathing Dates KumbhMela, Haridwar (January 14 to April 27, 2021)
MakarSankranti (First Snan/Bathing day) | 14 January 2021 |
MauniAmavasya | 11 February 2021 |
BasantPanchami | 16 February 2021 |
MaghiPoornima | 27 February 2021 |
MahaShivratri 11 | 11 March 2021 (Shahi Snaan) |
SomvatiAmamvasya | 12 April 2021 (Shahi Snaan) |
Baisakhi | 14-04-2021(Shahi Snaan) |
Ram Navami | 21 April 2021 |
ChaitraPurnima (Last Snan/ Bathing day) | 27 April 2021(Shahi Snaan) |
Ganga Dusherra | 20 June ,2021 (Not during Kumbh) |