Dhwajarohan 2026

Live: Dhwajarohan, 30 and 31 October 2026

Flags go up at 12:02 PM on Saturday 31 October at Ramkund in Nashik and Kushavarta in Trimbakeshwar. This page lists every dated update from our desk, newest first. Confirmed means an official said it on record or an order has been published; reported means a newspaper report we have not been able to verify against the order itself.

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1. 31 Oct, 3:10 pm ISTMedia report

   President Murmu at Kushavarta Tirtha in Trimbakeshwar, video reports show; temple darshan not yet reported

   After the Ramkund hoisting, President Droupadi Murmu went to Trimbakeshwar. A news agency ANI video carried by Hindustan Times at 1:41 PM shows her taking part in the flag ceremony at Kushavarta Tirtha, and Loksatta and Bharat 24 reported the same in the early afternoon. Her darshan at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple was planned right after (about 15 minutes of rituals, Sarkarnama), but we have not yet seen a report that it happened. Akashvani (All India Radio) says she will address the main public programme at Ramkund this evening, where about 6,500 members of tribal communities will perform the Goda Aarti in a world-record attempt, according to Kumbh Mela Commissioner Shekhar Singh. Under the Collector's order, the Trimbakeshwar temple and Kushavarta stay closed to outside devotees until 6 PM today or until the programme ends.

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   ANI via Hindustan Times (on X), Loksatta, Bharat 24, Akashvani, Sarkarnama

2. 31 Oct, 1:00 pm ISTConfirmed

   CM Fadnavis performs flag puja and flag hoisting at the new Shri Chandra Ghat

   CMO Maharashtra and Devendra Fadnavis went live on X at 12:52 PM from Shri Chandra Ghat, where the CM performed the puja of the flagstaff and holy flag and a flag hoisting for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha. Earlier at Kushavarta, CMO Maharashtra posted that he welcomed seers and sought their blessings during the flag puja. Pudhari reports Shri Chandra Ghat is a new ghat built for the Simhastha, known as a 'prati Kushavarta', and that its flag shows the 14 jewels from the churning of the ocean. The President's Trimbakeshwar visit (Kushavarta Goda puja and temple darshan, planned from 2 PM per Pudhari) has not been reported as done yet.

   CMO Maharashtra (on X), Devendra Fadnavis (on X), Pudhari

3. 31 Oct, 12:55 pm ISTConfirmed

   Hoisting confirmed: President Murmu raised the Simhastha flag at Ramkund, CM Fadnavis at Trimbakeshwar, at 12:02 PM

   PTI and DD News now confirm the 12:02 PM hoisting. PTI reports President Droupadi Murmu hoisted the religious flag at Ramkund after rituals on the Godavari bank, with Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar and senior officials present, while CM Devendra Fadnavis hoisted the traditional flag at a parallel ceremony in Trimbakeshwar at 12:02 PM. Lokmat says the President reached Ramkund at 11:40 AM, performed Goda puja, had darshan at the Ganga Godavari temple and worshipped the flagstaff before the hoisting, and calls it the first time a President has attended a Kumbh flag hoisting in Nashik. Rashtrapati Bhavan posted that the Governor and both Deputy CMs received her on arrival. Lokmat adds that the three-day yajna on the Godavari ends on 1 November with the purnahuti by Shankaracharya Vidhushekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Her address is due at the evening public programme; we will add only verified quotes.

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   PTI, DD News, Lokmat, President of India (on X)

4. 31 Oct, 12:10 pm ISTMedia report

   Flags hoisted at 12:02 PM: President Murmu at Ramkund, CM Fadnavis at Kushavarta; Simhastha Kumbh formally begins

   News4Social, citing the news agency IANS, reports that the flags went up at both places together at 12:02 PM: President Droupadi Murmu hoisted the Kumbh flag at Ramkund in Nashik and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hoisted the Dharma Dhwaj at Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar, after the flagstaff and flag were worshipped with chanting. The same report says Deputy CM Eknath Shinde assured that development works would be finished ahead of time. We have not yet seen an official release or a main local outlet's post-ceremony report, so this stays REPORTED until we do.

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   News4Social (citing IANS)

5. 31 Oct, 11:50 am ISTMedia report

   President Murmu reaches Ramkund, yajna rituals begin ahead of the 12:02 PM hoisting

   Prahaar reports President Droupadi Murmu has arrived at Ramkund and the yajna has begun in her presence, to be followed by Godavari puja and then the 12:02 PM Maha Dhwajarohan. Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar and Kumbh minister Girish Mahajan are present. Earlier she landed at Ozar airport, where Governor Jishnu Dev Varma received her (Pudhari); Pudhari says she travels from Ozar to Nashik by car, with 700 police on the route and about 5,000 police on duty in all. Pudhari also reports some corporators were upset after being refused entry to the seating they had passes for. We will post the hoisting outcome once it is reported.

   Prahaar, Pudhari

6. 31 Oct, 11:45 am ISTMedia report

   President's day plan: Trimbak Kushavarta Goda puja at 2 PM, temple darshan at 2:30, Goda aarti programme at 5:30

   Pudhari has published the President's planned schedule: return to the MPA guest house at 12:30 PM after the Ramkund hoisting, Godavari puja at Kushavarta, Trimbakeshwar at 2 PM, darshan and rituals at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple at 2:30 PM, back to the MPA guest house at 4 PM, and the public programme with Shankhnaad, cultural events and the Godavari Maha Aarti from 5:30 PM. This is a reported plan, not an official release, and timings can shift. The Trimbakeshwar temple stays closed to outside devotees until 6 PM.

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7. 31 Oct, 11:05 am ISTMedia report

   CM Fadnavis to hoist the flag at Kushavarta, Trimbak; Kumbh website, song and stamp launch at Ramkund

   Lokshahi reports the Kushavarta flag at 12:02 PM will be hoisted by CM Devendra Fadnavis, while the President hoists at Ramkund. Navbharat Times says the Ramkund programme also includes the launch of the Kumbh Mela Authority website, the Kumbh song, a commemorative postage stamp and a coffee table book. Navbharat lists sankalp, Ganesh puja and tirth puja with the President from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, both Deputy CMs and about a dozen ministers are due (Maharashtra Times).

   Lokshahi, Navbharat Times, Navbharat, Maharashtra Times

8. 31 Oct, 11:00 am ISTMedia report

   Live stream links for the flag hoisting and evening Goda aarti are out on YouTube and Facebook

   Vegvan Maharashtra has published YouTube and Facebook live links for the 12:02 PM Ramkund flag hoisting and the 7 PM Maha Goda aarti. We have not been able to confirm that these are run by NTKMA or the District Information Office. The links are in the How to watch section of our Dhwajarohan 2026 hub.

   Vegvan Maharashtra

9. 31 Oct, 9:50 am ISTMedia report

   Seers warn they may stay away from the Kumbh if Sadhugram shows no progress in a month

   Sarkarnama reports Mahant Sanjaydas (Akhada Parishad) and Mahant Muralidas (Nirvani akhada) said the 40 seers who came for the flag hoisting lacked proper lodging. Girish Mahajan told them all works would be done in four months.

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10. 31 Oct, 9:45 am ISTMedia report

    LED screens for the live broadcast at Ramkund, Gadge Maharaj bridge and Kapaleshwar temple area

    ETV Bharat reports the screens for people who cannot get close to Ramkund. No official live-stream link has been shared by NTKMA or the District Information Office yet.

    ETV Bharat

11. 31 Oct, 9:40 am ISTConfirmed

    President's Secretariat confirms: Dhwaj Stambh Pujan, Dhwaja Pujan and Dhwajarohan at Nashik today, plus a public address

    Reports say she reaches Ramkund at about 11:30 AM, then goes to Kushavarta, rests at the Police Academy and returns for the evening Goda aarti. CM Fadnavis inspected Ramtirth on Friday night (CMO). Road or helicopter is still not officially stated.

    President's Secretariat via DD News, CMO Maharashtra; timings: ETV Bharat, Maharashtra Times

12. 31 Oct, 9:35 am ISTMedia report

    Dharma Dhwaj Gram Parikrama held on 30 Oct, Tapovan to Ramkund

    Heads of three akhadas, jagadgurus and 50 tableaux took part, ending with a Godavari aarti at Ramkund. Crowd figures differ: over 30,000 (ETV Bharat), over 40,000 (Sanatan Prabhat), thousands (PTI).

    PTI, ETV Bharat, Free Press Journal, Sanatan Prabhat

13. 30 Oct, 9:30 am ISTMedia report

    Trimbakeshwar temple and Kushavarta closed to outside devotees from noon 30 Oct to 6 PM 31 Oct

    A Collector's order reported by PTI and Hindusthan Samachar allows only Trimbak residents and official darshan-pass holders into the temple and Kushavarta area. Trimbak town also has its own traffic restrictions on 30 and 31 October.

    PTI, Hindusthan Samachar

14. 30 Oct, 9:25 am ISTMedia report

    Rain forecast: President reportedly to travel by road, not helicopter; 71 Panchavati schools shut on 31 Oct

    Sakal and Sarkarnama report that security agencies barred helicopter use because of rain forecast for 29 to 31 Oct; Pudhari calls the road route a backup. NMC has shut 71 schools in the Ramkund-Panchavati belt on 31 Oct, and Godaghat shops stay closed on 30 and 31 Oct.

    Sakal, Sarkarnama, Pudhari, Times of India, ETV Bharat

15. 30 Oct, 9:20 am ISTMedia report

    Gangapur release for Eklahare to flow past Ramkund; NMC gets 6,973 MCFT, not 8,005

    Sakal says 25 MCFT from Gangapur dam is being released from midnight on 29 Oct for the Eklahare thermal station, so the Godavari should flow on the flag-hoisting day. The Times of India says the water committee chaired by Girish Mahajan reserved 6,973 MCFT for NMC, including 635 MCFT for Sadhugram.

    Sakal, Times of India

16. 30 Oct, 9:15 am ISTMedia report

    Mahajan promises all Kumbh works before Amrit Snans; Mahant Sanjay Das warns Ramkund steps could cause accidents

    During a 29 Oct visit to Ramkund and the Tapovan Sadhugram site, the Akhada Parishad spokesperson questioned the pace and quality of works. Mahajan said all works, including about Rs 2,200 crore of sewage projects, will be done before the Amrit Snans (Times of India).

    Times of India

17. 29 Oct, 9:30 am ISTMedia report

    No-drone zone: drones, paragliders and hot-air balloons banned over Nashik city until midnight 31 Oct, and over rural district on 30-31 Oct

    Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik has declared the whole commissionerate area a no-drone-fly zone (Prahaar quotes 12:01 AM on 29 Oct to midnight on 31 Oct), citing a possible drone threat at Ramkund, Godaghat and Devmamledar temple. ADM Rohitkumar Rajput has made the rural police area a no-drone and no-paragliding zone on 30 and 31 Oct. Flying needs prior permission. Details: our story.

    Prahaar, Vegvan Maharashtra

18. 28 Oct, 9:50 am ISTMedia report

    No direct public entry to Ramkund on 31 Oct; up to 1 lakh expected; CCTV, two control rooms; rehearsal held

    Navbharat says only VVIPs and special guests will enter the Ramkund area, with 80,000 to 1 lakh expected against a ghat capacity of about 30,000 to 35,000. Sakal reports citizen seating from Devmamledar to Rokdoba ground, 100 to 150 CCTV cameras, control rooms at Leva Patidar Bhavan and Sardar Chowk police post, and about 1,000 traffic police. A rehearsal was held on 27 October; the programme still awaits approval from the President's office. The President is also reported to release two 'My Stamp' postage stamps (ETV Bharat). Details

    Navbharat, Sakal, ETV Bharat

19. 27 Oct, 9:45 am ISTMedia report

    Nashik–Trimbak road closed 8 AM 30 Oct to 8 PM 31 Oct; detour via Girnare; Goda Aarti entry bans listed

    ADM Rohitkumar Rajput's order sends Trimbak traffic via Govardhan, Girnare and Sapgaon (Prahaar, Sakal); TOI puts it at 61 km instead of 30 and says the Ghoti–Trimbak road is also shut. TOI's account of the city police notice gives the procession route via Main Road, the Goda Aarti at 7 PM (others said 6 PM or 6:45 PM), entry bans from Ekmukhi Datta to Gharpure Ghat, and the President's route Ozar–Ramkund–Trimbak–Ramkund. Details

    Times of India, Prahaar, Sakal

20. 27 Oct, 9:40 am ISTMedia report

    Shinde: Shiv Sena to arrange meals for saints of all 13 akhadas

    At a Shiv Sena saints' meet in Trimbak on 26 Oct, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde also promised pucca homes for families displaced by Kumbh works, compensation for traders and farmers, land for a Trimbak stadium and a 100-bed sub-district hospital; in Nashik he broke ground for the parallel Gangapur Road. No written order yet. Details

    Sarkarnama, Prahaar, FPJ

21. 26 Oct, 9:50 am ISTMedia report

    Police traffic notice out: Godaghat no-vehicle zone, roads to Ramtirth shut 6 AM–midnight on 31 Oct

    DCP (Traffic) Chandrakant Gawali's notice, as summarised by Sakal: closures on 30 Oct from 6 AM until the procession ends, a procession route via Ganeshwadi and Gadge Maharaj bridge (different from earlier reports), and eight parking spots with walking routes, including new ones at Shinde Mala and Gauri Patangan. IIM Nagpur, the crowd consultant, expects about 2.25 crore people on Amrit Snan days (ABP Majha).

    Sakal, ABP Majha

22. 26 Oct, 9:45 am ISTConfirmed

    Shankhnaad sets a Guinness World Record; certificate due at the 31 Oct flag hoisting

    A Guinness adjudicator declared a new record on the spot at Devmamledar grounds on 25 Oct evening, beating the 2019 US mark of 303 (PTI, Times of India). Count: 517 in PTI, TOI, FPJ, Saamana and ETV Bharat; 501 in UNI, Saam TV and LetsUpp. 251 of the players will sound conches at 12:02 PM on 31 Oct.

    PTI, Times of India

23. 25 Oct, 9:35 am ISTMedia report

    Shankhnaad today: conches at about 5:50 PM; 251 to play at the 12:02 flag hoisting

    Registration and a Guinness World Records check from 4 PM near Devmamledar grounds, conches at about 5:50 PM, Goda aarti at 7 PM (Prahaar, Nashik Calling). 251 of the group will sound conches at 12:02 PM on 31 Oct. NTKMA's week: Har Ghar Kumbhdhwaj 26–29 Oct, rituals and processions 30 Oct, and a joint maha aarti on 31 Oct (Pudhari). Details

    Prahaar

24. 25 Oct, 9:30 am ISTMedia report

    Trimbak: President's 12-minute Kushavarta puja at 2 PM, Shankaracharya to hoist flag, report says

    Sarkarnama: a 12-minute Godavari puja at Kushavarta at about 2 PM and 15 minutes in the temple, led by Manoj Thete; about 100 invitees at the kund; Trimbak procession from Kushavarta at 4 PM on 30 Oct. Pudhari instead has the Governor and CM at Kushavarta. Shekhar Singh orders passes, category seating and maps for Nashik. Itinerary not published. Details

    Sarkarnama (eSakal)

25. 24 Oct, 9:30 am ISTMedia report

    Parking grounds named for 30–31 Oct; liquor shops shut within 2 km of Ramkund

    Traffic police have asked the NMC to keep eight spots, from Bhalekar ground to Indrakund, free of stalls for parking. A revised Collector's order shuts liquor shops within 2 km of Ramtirth and in all of Trimbakeshwar on 30 and 31 Oct. Special city buses and six ambulances on 31 Oct. Police traffic notice still awaited. Details

    Sakal, Times of India, Saamana

26. 24 Oct, 9:15 am ISTConfirmed

    Governor invited to the 31 Oct flag hoisting

    Minister Girish Mahajan invited Governor Jishnu Dev Varma in Mumbai on 23 Oct (official Lok Bhavan release). Reported: the President may come with three helicopters and visit Trimbakeshwar; the aarti is now put at 6,559 tribal participants from seven talukas. Details

    Lok Bhavan Maharashtra, ETV Bharat, Aapla Nashik 24

27. 23 Oct, 9:30 am ISTMedia report

    30 Oct Gram Pradakshina route: Tapovan to Ramkund; encroachment drive 24–29 Oct

    Procession leaves Modi Maidan, Tapovan at 2 PM (one report says 3 PM) via Panchavati, Delhi Darwaza, Main Road and Ahilyabai Holkar Bridge, reaching Ramtirth around 6:30 PM. NMC squads clear stalls and handcarts on the route 24–29 Oct; police held a full rehearsal at Ramkund on 22 Oct. Avoid driving on Main Road and in Panchavati on 30 Oct afternoon. Full story.

    Times of India, Sakal, Navbharat, Free Press Journal

28. 23 Oct, 9:15 am ISTMedia report

    Official Kumbh website to go live at the 31 Oct flag hoisting

    A basic, static version of NTKMA's official website is to be unveiled on 31 Oct; parking, diversions and shuttle details will be added in phases. The address has not been announced, so be wary of sites calling themselves official. Commissioner Shekhar Singh also told Prahaar most permanent works are due by about 1 March 2027. Full story.

    PTI (Lokmat Times), UNI, Prahaar

29. 23 Oct, 12:30 am ISTConfirmed

    WhatsApp cards for 25 Oct Shankhnaad and 31 Oct flag hoisting

    Two forwardable cards with date, time, venue and how to get there are pinned just below. Shankhnaad: Sunday 25 Oct, about 6 PM, near Devmamledar grounds. Flag hoisting: Saturday 31 Oct, 12:02 PM, Ramkund and Kushavarta. Police traffic and parking notices for both days are not out yet; we will update the cards when they are.

    NTKMA, District Information Office Nashik; Prahaar, Lokmat Times (aarti time)

30. 22 Oct, 9:00 am ISTMedia report

    Trimbakeshwar temple to stay open on 31 October, 3,000 passes

    Collector Ayush Prasad says the temple will not close on 30–31 October; darshan on 31 October is limited to 3,000 pass holders, with some passes reserved for tribal communities. How to get a pass is not yet announced. 32 Kushavarta works are due by 25 October. Full story.

    Sakal, Pudhari, Prahaar

31. 21 Oct, 10:00 pm ISTMedia report

    Shinde: President has accepted, will attend

    Deputy CM Eknath Shinde told reporters in Delhi that President Murmu will attend on 31 October. Rashtrapati Bhavan has not published her programme. Police rehearse the procession (21 Oct, 4–7 PM, Tapovan–Ramkund), flag hoisting (22 Oct, 11 AM–1 PM) and Goda Aarti (22 Oct, 4:30–7:30 PM). Full story.

    Deccan Chronicle, Sakal, Pudhari

32. 21 Oct, 9:30 pm ISTConfirmed

    President Murmu formally invited for 31 October

    CM Devendra Fadnavis, with Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, invited the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan to the flag hoisting, the Maha Goda Aarti and the launch of the authority's website, Kumbh anthem, coffee-table book and postage stamp. Her itinerary is not yet published, so attendance is not confirmed.

    Official release via PTI-Bhasha (IBC24), UNI

33. 21 Oct, 10:00 am ISTMedia report

    Brass fitting stolen from the Ramkund flag mast

    One of four decorative brass knobs at the base of the 31-ft mast was stolen; PWD is to replace it within three days and police are now posted at Ramkund. Full story.

    Lokmat, UNI

34. 20 Oct, 9:00 am ISTConfirmed

    No dam water for the flag hoisting, says Collector

    Collector Ayush Prasad said dam water cannot be released for religious events, including 31 October, under the government resolution. Full story.

    Times of India

35. 18 Oct, 6:00 pm ISTConfirmed

    Two world-record attempts announced: Shankhnaad on 25 Oct, Maha Goda Aarti on 31 Oct

    501 conch players near Devmamledar grounds at about 6 PM on 25 October, and about 6,500 tribal participants at the Ramkund aarti on 31 October. Shankhnaad guide.

    NTKMA press conference; District Information Office, Nashik