Understand this occasion
Shahi Snan is associated with ceremonial bathing and the participation of religious orders. The first date in a published sequence does not establish the procession route, the order of participation, or the time when other pilgrims may enter a bathing area.
Our calendar is an aid to discussing your plans. It is not a government programme, a promise of public access or a booking confirmation. Avoid making non-refundable arrangements until the detail you rely on has an authoritative source.
Plan your visit around it
Plan your arrival independently of the proposed ritual date. Avoid making a train arrival, check-in and bathing visit depend on one tightly timed morning. Ask where your group should go under the public access plan, rather than assuming it can follow a ceremonial procession.
Keep written confirmations for your accommodation and transfer. Tell providers what your group needs, and ask how temporary restrictions would affect your arrival and departure. You can use our first-time guide to turn those answers into a practical plan.
What still needs checking
Verify the final date, any designated public bathing windows, ghat access and procession restrictions. Use the original administrative notice rather than a package itinerary.
- Final date and the original notification that establishes it.
- Reporting times, designated locations and public access rules.
- Transport, parking and any route restrictions on the day.
- What your group will do if a planned activity is no longer manageable.
Leave room for a different pace
If your group’s needs make a ceremonial bathing day unsuitable, consider a permitted riverfront visit on a different day. No alternative date should be assumed uncrowded.
A place in the calendar does not tell you how a day will feel on the ground. Take account of the needs of children, older relatives and anyone who needs a shorter outing.
Date source & review status
Reviewed 7 September 2026. Reported date: Ujjain Temple: third-party reported Simhastha calendar. This is a third-party source which itself advises reconfirmation.
Check the Ujjain district administration and our date-verification guide. No definitive lunar tithi, ceremonial order or reporting time is asserted here.