Virupaksha Temple, Hampi: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Temple opening6:30 AM
• Morning / Praat aarti (around sunrise)approx 7:00 AM
• Midday puja before sanctum breakapprox 12:00 to 12:30 PM
• Evening reopeningapprox 3:30 PM
• Evening aarti (around sunset)approx 6:00 to 6:30 PM

Worship at Virupaksha is tied to the sun more than to a fixed timetable, which is fitting for a shrine that claims unbroken devotion since at least the 7th century. The temple opens around 6:30 AM, and the morning or Praat aarti follows close to sunrise, commonly cited around 7:00 AM. A midday puja is offered before the sanctum takes its afternoon pause. In the evening the sanctum reopens around 3:30 PM and the day builds toward the sunset aarti, roughly in the 6:00 to 6:30 PM band.

Because the evening aarti tracks sunset, it drifts earlier in the short days of December and January and later through the summer, so treat clock times as approximate. Festival days rewrite the schedule entirely, layering in abhisheka, processions, and special sevas. If witnessing aarti is the point of your trip, arrive with a buffer and confirm the day's timing with the temple staff or priests, who are used to the question.

Compiled from public sources including Karnataka Tourism - Virupaksha Temple · Vijayanagara District (Government of India) - Virupaksha Temple · Trawell - Virupaksha Temple, Hampi · Tourism of India - Virupaksha Car Festival. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.