Ambaji Temple: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Mangala Aarti (dawn aarti, primarily for temple priests before public darshan opens)6:00 AM
• Madhyan / Rajbhog Aarti (midday aarti at the start of the afternoon break)12:00 PM
• Sandhya Aarti (evening aarti during the evening darshan session, open to devotees inside the complex)7:00 PM

Aarti at Ambaji is anchored by three moments in the day and by two flames that never go out. The akhand jyot, twin eternal ghee lamps in the sanctum, are the visual heart of the shrine, and the aartis are performed around them rather than around a carved image, since the deity here is the Shree Visa Yantra.

The dawn Mangala Aarti around 6:00 AM is largely a priests' ritual that precedes the public opening, so most pilgrims aim instead for the midday Rajbhog aarti near 12:00 PM or, more popularly, the Sandhya Aarti around 7:00 PM during the evening session. The evening aarti, with the hill town lit and the lamps glowing against the veiled sanctum, is the one worth timing a visit for.

Because the sacred geometry of the Yantra cannot be gazed at directly, the experience of aarti here is deliberately different from an idol temple: devotees focus on the flame, the sound and the veiled seat of the goddess. On full-moon nights and festival days the aarti draws dense crowds, and the trust may adjust the exact timing, so arrive early to secure a place inside the complex.

Compiled from public sources including Banaskantha District (Govt of Gujarat) - Ambaji Temple · Gujarat Tourism - Ambaji Bhadarvi Poonam Fair · Wikipedia - Ambaji · Wikipedia - Ambaji Fair. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.