He also announced the dates for 'shahi snan' (royal grand bath).
"Nasik Kumbh will begin from August 19 next year and the 'shahi snan' (royal grand bath) will take place on August 29, 2015 and September 13 and 18 next year in the river Godawri," Mahant Gyan Das said.
A high-powered committee of holy men of Ramanand community (the community that prays Lord Rama), led by Mahant Gyan Das, has chalked out the final programme for Nasik Kumbh and advised the Maharashtra government for vast preparations.
