Darshan timings
Timings change on festivals, eclipses and special days. Confirm at the mandir before you travel.
- 12 AM
- 3 AM
- 6 AM
- 9 AM
- 12 PM
- 3 PM
- 6 PM
- 9 PM
The eight watches of today. Times are in Indian Standard Time.
Darshan hours
- General darshanEvery day5:00 AM to 9:30 PM
5:00 am to 9:30 pm as listed on the Varanasi administration's portal kashi.gov.in. Several travel sites say the sanctum closes in the afternoon, from about 1:30 pm to between 3:00 and 4:30 pm, for bhog and rest. Hours are extended on festivals.
Aarti and daily rituals
- Mangala aartiEvery day4:00 AM to 5:00 AM
Start time from travel sites only; the end time is taken as the 5:00 am opening for darshan. Some Hindi sources say the mangala aarti is at 5:00 or 5:30 am. Please confirm at the temple.
- Bhog aartiEvery day1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
From travel sites only. One site gives 12:00 noon instead. The sanctum is reported to close for the afternoon after this aarti.
- Sandhya aartiEvery day8:00 PM to 8:30 PM
8:00 to 8:30 pm on two travel sites; a third gives 7:00 pm. A shayan aarti late at night, at 11:00 pm or midnight, is also listed by these sites.
Live darshan
Live darshan will play here whenever the mandir starts a broadcast.