| Season | Opens | Darshan | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (most of the year) | approx 5:30 AM | 5:30 AM to 1:00 PM, then 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | approx 5:30 PM | Open |
| Ambubachi Mela (June, approx 22 to 26) | Reopens approx June 26 after purification | Sanctum closed for darshan approx June 22 (night) to June 25 | Closed to devotees during the Mahayog | Open |
| Festival days (Durga Puja, Manasa Puja, etc.) | Often earlier, around 4:30 to 5:00 AM | Extended hours with very long queues | Later in the evening on peak nights | Open |
Kamakhya keeps a two-session day rather than a single long stretch. The doors open around 5:30 AM for the Snana and Mangala Aarti, and the morning session runs until roughly 1:00 PM. The temple then closes for about ninety minutes, until around 2:30 PM, while the goddess is offered bhog and the sanctum is cleaned. The evening session runs from then until about 5:30 PM, closing after the sandhya aarti. Mondays and festival days often see an earlier opening.
Two caveats matter for planning. First, these are approximate times that flex with the priests, the lunar day and the crowd, so the exact minute of any ritual is never guaranteed; treat the schedule as a frame, not a timetable. Second, and most important, the sanctum shuts completely for roughly three days during the Ambubachi Mela in late June, reopening only after the purification. If your trip touches the last week of June, check the exact closure dates first, because a wasted climb up the hill is the single most common Kamakhya mistake.
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