'Visit The Mela To Understand Sanatan Dharma': CM Fadnavis Addresses Thousands At Nashik After Hoisting Religious Flag
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday, addressed thousands of devotees after hoisting the religious flag at Kushavarta Tirtha in Trimbakeshwar, marking the formal commencement of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2026. Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu also hoisted the religious flag at Ramkund in Nashik, formally inaugurating the Simhastha Kumbh period.…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed thousands of devotees at Kushavarta Tirtha in Nashik on Saturday, hoisting the religious flag to officially kick off the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2026. Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu had done the same at Ramkund, inaugurating the Kumbh Mela period. Fadnavis thanked the President for attending the ceremony and highlighted the significance of visiting the mela to comprehend Sanatan Dharma and its customs.
Over 6,000 people from 600 villages participated in the religious flag-hoisting event. The Kumbh Mela, one of the oldest of its kind, will continue until July 2028, with the first sacred bathing ceremony, Amrut Snan, set for August 2, 2027. Fadnavis also highlighted numerous infrastructure developments in Nashik, promising better facilities for devotees in the years to come.
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