Kerala Guruvayur Temple Operating Hours – Guruvayur Temple Darshan Schedule
Guruvayur Temple adheres to a comprehensive system of rituals, which is traditionally attributed to Sri Adi Sankaracharya. The temple’s daily schedule starts at 3 AM and concludes after the day’s prayers and ceremonies, usually around 10 PM. Typically, the temple conducts five daily rituals and three circumambulatory processions known as Sreeveli, where celestial deities are revered and the Lord’s Thidambu is carried on an elephant’s back. On days with Udayasthamana Poojas, a total of twenty-one rituals are performed.
The temple’s operating hours are from 3:00 AM to 1:30 PM, and it will be closed during the period between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM. The temple reopens at 4:30 PM.
| Time | Pooja |
|---|---|
| 3.00 AM to 3.30 AM | Nirmalyam |
| 3.20 AM to 3.30 AM | Oilabhishekam, Vakacharthu, Sankhabhishekam |
| 3.30 AM to 4.15 AM | Malar Nivedyam, Alankaram |
| 4.15 AM to 4.30 AM | Usha Nivedyam |
| 4.30 AM to 6.15 AM | Ethirettu pooja followed by Usha pooja |
| 7.15 AM to 9.00 AM | Seeveli,Palabhishekam,Navakabhishekam, Pantheeradi Nivedyam, and Pooja |
| 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM | Ucha pooja (the noon pooja) |
| 4.30 PM to 5.00 PM | Seeveli |
| 6.00 PM to 6.45 PM | Deeparadhana |
| 7.30 PM to 7.45 PM | Athazha pooja Nivedyam |
| 7.45 PM to 8.15 PM | Athazha pooja |
| 9.00 PM to 9.15 PM | Thrippuka, Olavayana |
| 8.45 PM to 9.00 PM | Athazha seeveli |
| 9.15 PM | The Sreekovil will be closed. On the day of Special Illuminations called “Vilakku” the Thripuka is performed after that. The Sreekovil will be closed after Thripuka. Then the Krishnanattam, a colourful traditional dance-drama on Lord Krishna’s life is enacted inside the Temple on specified days. |
The provided timings are approximate and subject to variation, especially during Udayasthamana pooja or on specific special occasions.
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Guruvayur Devaswom, Guruvayur, PIN 680 101, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Email – admingd.ker@nic.in, guruvayurdevaswom.ker@nic.in, devaswom.guruvayur@gmail.com
Phone – 04872556335, 04872556670, 04872556672, 04872555799