Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Temple opens, morning suprabhata and cleansing of the sanctumApprox 6:00 AM
• Maha Rudrabhisheka and abhisheka to the Atma-linga (sponsored sevas are performed in this window)Morning
• Madhyahna naivedya, after which the sanctum closes for the afternoonApprox 12:00 to 12:30 PM
• Temple reopens for evening darshanApprox 5:00 PM
• Deeparadhana and evening pooja before the night closingEvening

Worship at Gokarna centres on the Atma-linga, and the signature act is abhisheka rather than a fixed grand aarti. The morning is the ritual heart of the day: after the temple opens around 6:00 AM, priests perform the suprabhata, cleanse the sanctum, and then work through the Maha Rudrabhisheka and the personal sevas that devotees book at the counter. This is the window in which you can have milk, water and bilva offered to the linga in your name and reach through the pedestal hole to touch its top, which is the darshan people travel here for.

Midday brings the naivedya and the afternoon closure; the temple reopens near 5:00 PM for evening darshan, the deeparadhana and the night pooja before closing around 8:30 PM. Exact minutes move with the number of sponsored rituals and with festival load, so the schedule above is approx. If performing a specific seva matters to you, arrive early, go straight to the booking counter, and let the priests slot you into the morning sequence rather than turning up in the evening.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna · Wikipedia: Gokarna, Karnataka · Wikimedia Commons: temple entrance photo. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.