Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Maharashtra Launches Purohit Course for Nashik Kumbh Mela
The Maharashtra government is offering a one-month course to train people as Purohits (priests) for the Nashik Kumbh Mela in 2027.
This course is being run by the Skill Education Department and a Sanskrit university.
It includes 45 hours of training divided into four parts, with tests every week.
Participants will learn about Vedic scripts, worship methods, and rituals.
The goal is to prepare people for the religious services needed during the Kumbh Mela.
Some people are debating why the focus is only on religious roles and not on other important jobs like security and healthcare that are also needed for such a big event.
Maharashtra's Skill Education Department launched a one-month Purohit service course ahead of the Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027.
The course is implemented jointly by the Department of Skill Development and Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.
The 45-hour training is divided into four phases, each carrying 25 marks, with assessments through weekly oral exams and multiple-choice questions.
A 21-day workshop started on December 16 at Shri Swami Akhandanand Veda Vedang Sanskrit College in Nashik to train personnel for religious rituals.
Participants will learn Vedic script recitation, worship methods, and rituals, with the aim of opening new employment opportunities.
- Who
- Maharashtra's Skill Education Department and Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University
- What
- Launched a short-term Purohit service course for Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027
- When
- Course started on December 16, 2023
- Where
- Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To create trained personnel for religious rituals and services during the Kumbh Mela
- Course Duration
- 1 month
- Training Hours
- 45 hours
- Assessment Method
- Weekly oral exams and multiple-choice questions
- Course Phases
- 4 phases, each carrying 25 marks
- Initiating Bodies
- Department of Skill Development and Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University
- Workshop Location
- Shri Swami Akhandanand Veda Vedang Sanskrit College, Nashik
- Workshop Start Date
- December 16
- Workshop Duration
- 21 days
