Planning A Trip To Bhimashankar Temple? You Now Need Online Pass — And Only 1,000 Get In Daily

Published 16 June 2026 · local

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Planning A Trip To Bhimashankar Temple? You Now Need Online Pass — And Only 1,000 Get In Daily Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June 16, 2026, 15:16 IST Bhimashankar Temple has reopened after five months, but entry is capped at 1,000 devotees daily and an online pass via shreebhimashankar.com is now mandatory. Bhimashankar Temple, one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlinga shrines in India, has reopened for darshan. Bhimashankar Temple, one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlinga shrines in India, has reopened for darshan starting Monday after remaining closed since January 9. The Pune district administration has, however, put in place strict entry rules — including a mandatory online pass and a daily cap of just 1,000 devotees — as construction work in parts of the complex continues and preparations for the 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela gather pace. The temple’s main sabha mandap (assembly hall) was completed ahead of schedule, prompting the administration to reopen the shrine in a limited capacity.

Minor finishing work — including removal of construction material, stones and machinery — is still underway, and the full premises will be cleared in phases. How Do You Get A Darshan Pass For Bhimashankar? Devotees must register online via the temple management committee’s official website, shreebhimashankar.com, before visiting. A pass will be issued only after successful registration. The list of registered devotees will be published daily on the website. Darshan will be available from 7 AM to 11 AM every day until June 30, 2026. Devotees must carry a valid government-issued ID along with their online pass when they arrive at the temple. Why Was The Temple Shut For Five Months? The temple trust had closed Bhimashankar to devotees from January 9 to facilitate construction of a new sabha mandap and a step pathway — infrastructure being built in anticipation of the large crowds expected during the 2027 Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela.

The closure deadline was later extended to May 31. Under normal circumstances, the sabha mandap work would have taken close to a year to complete. However, with round-the-clock effort by the Bhimashankar Sansthan, local villagers and devotees, the work was wrapped up in just five months. Why The 1,000-Devotee Cap? The daily limit has been set keeping in mind the ongoing minor construction work and the need for crowd management. Drawing lessons from the Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025, authorities anticipate that a significant number of pilgrims visiting Nashik-Trimbakeshwar for the 2027 Kumbh Mela are also likely to make the trip to Bhimashankar. The cap and online pass system are designed to ensure orderly darshan while the site is being readied for that scale of footfall. District administration, police, and temple management have urged devotees and local residents to follow the new rules and cooperate with authorities during this transitional phase.