Jwala Ji (Jwalamukhi Devi Temple): Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Mangal Aarti, the first waking aarti of the goddessapprox pre-dawn (before sunrise)
• Panjupchaar Pujan, the fivefold ritual worshipmorning
• Bhog ki Aarti, offering of cooked bhog to the flamesapprox midday
• Sandhya (evening) Aartiapprox sunset
• Shayan Aarti, the goddess is put to restapprox before closing (night)

Jwala Ji is honoured with five aartis a day, a fuller cycle than most temples, reflecting its stature as a major Shakti Peeth. The day opens with the pre-dawn Mangal Aarti that wakes the goddess, followed by the Panjupchaar Pujan, the fivefold worship, in the morning. Around midday comes the Bhog ki Aarti, when cooked offerings are presented before the flames.

As the sun sets, the Sandhya or evening aarti fills the sanctum with sound and light, and the day closes with the Shayan Aarti, the ritual putting-to-rest of the goddess before the temple shuts. Crucially, none of this involves lighting or feeding the fire; the natural flames burn on their own, and the aarti is offered to them, not by them, which is what makes the ceremony here so unusual.

The exact clock times are not fixed and move with the season and the ritual calendar, so treat any timetable as approx and ask the temple priests for the day's schedule. During Navratri the aartis are longer, more elaborate and far more crowded, and reaching the front for the flame darshan can take real patience.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Jwala Ji (goddess and shrine) · Wikimedia Commons: Jwalamukhi temple image and license. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.