The biggest event on earth, the Maha Kumbh, ended in Prayagraj on February 26, 2025. According to Uttar Pradesh government records, at least 66 crore people took the holy dip in the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh 2025. Now, many people are asking, “When is the next Kumbh Mela?”

Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027

Nashik will be the place where the next Kumbh Mela is going to be celebrated, and it will be in 2027. Astrologers and leading religious heads have announced the tentative dates for this. The probable dates are announced to be 17 July 2027 to 17 August 2027. The time between the conclusion of 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh and 2027 Nashik Kumbh is just 3 years. Celebrations of the 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela will take place at Nashik and Trimbak. These two places are very famous pilgrimage sites for Hindus.

Why just 3 years for the next Kumbh Mela?

Many of you will wonder why the next Kumbh Mela is taking place after just 3 years!! This is so because the next Kumbh Mela is known as the Ardh Kumbh. This type of Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 6 years. Therefore, it has been 6 years since the last Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2015-16. This was called the Nashik Trimbak Simhastha Kumbha Mela 2015-16.

Types of Kumbh Mela

Do you know that there are many types of Kumbh Mela? These are based on the times in the Hindu calendar and astrological charts.

• Magh Mela: This Magh Mela is celebrated every year.
• Kumbh Mela: This takes place every 4 years.
• Ardh Kumbh: The Ardh Kumbh is the Kumbh Mela that takes place every 6 years.
• Purna Kumbh Mela: The Purna Kumbh Mela takes place after 12 years.
• Maha Kumbh Mela: The Maha Kumbh Mela takes place after every 144 years.

Origin of Kumbh Mela

The word ‘Kumbh’ means a pot. In this context, the pot refers to the pot of nectar (amrit) which came up from the Sagar Manthan. The celestial gods and demons wanted to possess the pot of nectar. But Lord Vishnu cunningly took the form of Mohini Avatar and snatched the pot of nectar from the demons. But during this process, some drops of the nectar fell in different places on Earth. These places were Nashik, Prayagraj, Haridwar, and Ujjain. Hence, the Kumbh Mela is a celebration of this mythological event of Samudra Manthan.

Highlights of the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh

The Maha Kumbh 2025 broke all previous records. Almost 66 crore devotees took part in this Kumbh Mela. It means that the number of devotees was even more than the entire population of the United States of America, which is estimated at around 34 crore people. Here are some more highlights of the Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj:

• It was a celebration that went on for 45 days from January 13, 2025, to February 26, 2025.
• 66 Crore people took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj.
• This was a Maha Kumbh, and it was very special as it came after 144 years.
• National leaders, movie stars, artists, and spiritual leaders all attended the Maha Kumbh.
• A huge tent city was set up on 4000 hectares of ground for the benefit of pilgrims.
• Artificial Intelligence, mobile applications, and drones were used for the first time during this Kumbh Mela event.
• Digital registrations helped track lost people and missing individuals with their families.