Incessant rains in Nashik past two days have inundated several low-lying areas, including the Ram Kunda on the banks of flooded Godavari river, the venue of the Sinhastha Kumbh Mela scheduled to start on July 30.

"All low-lying areas are flooded...many tents in 'Sadhugram' here and at Trimbakeshwar are submerged now," officials said.
 
With the weather office forecasting more rains, there is anxiety in official circles.

Several temples in the Ram Kunda area, including the Dutondya Maruti temple and the Yashwantrao Maharaj Temple, are under water.

A pandal erected at the Ram Kunda for July 30 flag hoisting ceremony has been washed away.

OB vans of television channels have been now shifted from the Gandhi Jyot area to the Balaji Temple.
 
The rising water levels in the Gangapur dam have, however, come as a blessing to the water-starved Nashikites. Farmers in rural parts of the Nashik district are jubilant too.

Several roads that were relaid for the Kumbh Mela have been damaged in the rain.