Sources and Verification Policy

Our purpose

KumbhMelaAI is a public information website created to help pilgrims, families, senior citizens, local residents, volunteers, tourists, and researchers understand the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela in a simple and practical way.

The site focuses on planning guidance, cultural context, travel preparation, safety awareness, location guides, and official-update tracking. It is not a replacement for government notifications, police instructions, temple trust notices, transport schedules, or health advisories.

How content is prepared

Content is prepared in a Marathi-first workflow and then adapted into Hindi and English. Drafting tools may be used to improve structure, grammar, summaries, translation support, and readability. Before publication, pages should be reviewed for usefulness, tone, and factual caution.

Our editorial goal is to publish content that is:

• original in wording and structure
• useful for real visitor planning
• respectful of religious and cultural context
• clear about provisional or changing information
• easy to read on mobile devices

What requires official verification

Some information can change frequently and should be checked from official or primary sources before travel:

• final bathing dates and programme schedules
• traffic restrictions, parking sectors, shuttle services, and route diversions
• medical camps, helpdesks, lost-and-found counters, and emergency numbers
• temple timings, queue systems, passes, and festival-day access rules
• train, flight, and bus schedules
• accommodation rules, camp allocations, and booking advisories

Where information is not officially notified, this website uses cautious wording such as “expected,” “reported,” “provisional,” or “to be verified before travel.”

Preferred source types

When available, the site should prioritise:

• Government of Maharashtra and district administration notices
• Divisional Commissioner, Nashik, and official Simhastha/Kumbh portals
• Nashik Municipal Corporation, police, transport, and health department updates
• Official temple trust websites or notices
• Indian Railways, airport, airline, and state transport references
• Recognised cultural and heritage references such as UNESCO pages

News reports, travel blogs, and social media posts may help identify topics, but they should not be treated as final authority for dates, restrictions, safety instructions, or public arrangements.

Reader responsibility

Please use this website as a planning aid. Before travelling, verify sensitive details from official sources, especially when visiting on major snan days, festival days, or high-crowd periods.

If you find an error or outdated information, please contact us at kumbhmelaai@gmail.com.