What is the royal bath in Maha Kumbh, know the dates of the royal bath and its importance: Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Mahakumbh is a grand religious tradition of Sanatan Dharma and Indian culture, which is organized every 12 years. This tradition of religious events has been going on since the Vedic era. This is the world's largest religious event, in which people from all over the world gather and take bath in the holy river. Devotees who reach Prayagraj for Kumbh bath become pure after bathing in the river, acquire spiritual knowledge and take with them the formula to make life happy. Therefore Mahakumbh is considered a hugely important event not only from the religious but also from the spiritual and cultural point of view. Sadhus and saints from various Akharas, devotees and foreign tourists participate in Kumbh and increase the attraction of the event. Let us know about the dates, importance and royal bath of Mahakumbh to be held in Prayagraj in 2025.

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When is Maha Kumbh starting?

This time Mahakumbh will be organized in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Mahakumbh will start from the day of Paush Purnima and will end on the day of Mahashivratri. According to the date, the festival of Mahakumbh will be celebrated from 13 January 2025 to 26 February 2025. During this time devotees will take a dip of faith in the holy river. But the royal bath is considered important during Kumbh. Let us know what is the royal bath that takes place during Kumbh.

What is the royal bath in Mahakumbh?

The most talked about thing is the royal bath that takes place during Kumbh, which is done on special dates. The royal bath is the center of attraction in Mahakumbh. It is believed that taking a royal bath leads to salvation and the devotees receive virtuous benefits. Naga Sadhus, Saints and Mahants all take bath in the royal bath. After this, common people also take bath. Taking bath at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati (Triveni Sangam) in Kumbh has special significance.

Kumbh Shahi Snan dates

1. The first royal bath will take place on Paush Purnima:- Monday 13 January 2025
2. The second Shahi Snan will take place on Makar Sankranti: Tuesday, 14 January 2025.
3. The third royal bath will take place on Mauni Amavasya: Wednesday, 29 January 2025.
4. Fourth Shahi Snan will be held on Basant Panchami: Monday 3 February 2025
5. The fifth royal bath will take place on Magh Purnima: Wednesday, 12 February 2025.
6. The sixth or last royal bath will take place on Mahashivratri:- Wednesday 26 February 2025.

When and where is Mahakumbh organized?

Kumbh Mela is organized mainly in four holy places Haridwar, Prayagraj, Nashik and Ujjain. According to religious belief, after the churning of the ocean, when Devraj Indra's son Jayant was running away with the Kumbh (Kalash), a few drops of nectar from the Kalash fell on these four places. This is the reason why Kumbh is organized at these four places. The water of these rivers is considered like nectar during the Kumbh Mela. The year in which Kumbh will be organized depends on the planets entering the zodiac. Let us know when, where and how Kumbh is organized.
Kumbh in Haridwar: When Devguru Jupiter enters Aquarius and Sun enters Aries, then Kumbh is organized in Haridwar.
Kumbh in Prayagraj:- Kumbh is organized in Prayagraj when Jupiter and Sun enter Aries and Moon enters Capricorn. According to other calculations, when Sun will enter Capricorn and Jupiter will enter Taurus, then Kumbh will be organized in Prayagraj.
Kumbh in Nashik:- When Jupiter enters Leo, Kumbh is organized in Nashik at Godavari Ghat.
Kumbh in Ujjain:- When Jupiter enters Leo and Sun enters Aries, then the festival of Kumbh is organized in Ujjain. Kumbh is organized in Ujjain on Kartik Amavasya when the Sun and Moon are together and when Jupiter transits in Libra.