Shahi Snans / Royal Baths
One of the main events of the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is the holy dip in river Ganga (Ganges) on auspicious days to wash away ones sins leading to the liberation from the circle of life & death. The main bathing dates at the Haridwar Kumbha (Kumbh) are;
- January 14, 2010 (Thursday) Makar Sankranti Snan First Snan (bath)
- January 15, 2010 (Friday) Mauni Amavasya and Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) Second Snan (bath)
- January 20, 2010 (Wednesday) Basant Panchmi Snan Third Snan (bath)
- January 30, 2010 (Saturday) Magh Purnima Snan Fourth Snan (bath)
- February 12, 2010 (Friday) Maha Shivratri ratham Shahi Snan (First Royal Bath)*
- March 15, 2010 (Monday) Somvati Amavasya Dvitya Shahi Snan (Second Royal Bath)*
- March 16, (Tuesday) Nvasamvatsar Snan Fifth Snan (bath)
- March 24, 2010 (Wednesday) Rama Navami Sixth Snan (bath)
- March 30, 2010 (Tuesday) Chaitra Purnima/Vasishnav Akhara Snan seventh Snan (bath)
- April 14, 2010 (Wednesday) Baisakhi Pramukh Shahi Sanan (Main Royal Bath) *
- April 28, 2010 (Wednesday) Vaishakh Adimasaha Purnima Snan for the Vairagis/Bairagis (Fourth Royal Bath)*
- The Sadhus and Sanyasis are given preference over others. The lay pilgrims can bathe only after the ascetics have taken the holy dip
Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad
 The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad has decides the dates of the Shahi snans (royal baths) of the Kumbha and conveyea the same to the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela administration. The dates are finalised by Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad, the apex body of all the sadhus, mahants and mandleshwars of different Akharas & Sampradyas
Haridwar Kumbha 2010 dates
Mahant Gyan Das and Mahant Hari Giri, the president and the general secretary of the Parishad said the dates had been decided according to the scriptures in a meeting of the representatives of all the 13 Akharas of the country. The Kumbha Mela officer, Anand Vardhan and the Kumbha Mela DIG, Alok Sharma also attended the meeting. The first Kumbha of the century and the first to be held at Haridwar after the creation of the state would be held in the holy city from January 1, 2010 upto April 30, 2010. The sant community, which become the centre of the Kumbh Melas, take out royal processions before taking bath, called Shahi snan (royal bath), in the Ganga. The seven Akharas of the Sanyasis would take the first royal bath on Maha Shivratri (February 12), the second on Somvati Amavasya (March 15) and the third on the Amavasya of the Krishna Paksh of Baisakh (April 14). The dates of the Shahi snans for the six Akharas of the Vaishnav and the Udasi sects are March 15, March 30 and April 14. The last Shahi snan would also be the main snan of the Kumbh. Now the Kumbh Mela administration would issue an official notification regarding the dates of the Shahi Snans
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