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NASIK, INDIA, December 22, 2002: The dates for “Shahi Snan” (royal bath) during the Kumbha Mela of 2003, to be held at Trimbakeshwar, will take place on August 12. The auspicious dates for the second and third bathing will be August 27 and September 7 respectively, Swami Sagaranand and Mahant Govindananda Bramhachari announced. An estimated 1.1 million pilgrims are expected to pilgrimage to Trimbakeshwar for the 2003 Kumbha Mela.