Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Nirmalya darshanam (nada opening, deity still in previous night's flowers and oil)3:00 AM
• Thailabhishekam, Vakacharthu, Sankhabhishekam and Malar nivedyam3:20 AM to 3:45 AM
• Usha pujaApprox 4:15 AM
• Ethirettu puja and morning Seeveli processionApprox 6:15 AM
• Pantheeradi pujaApprox 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
• Ucha puja (midday, last before the break)Approx 11:30 AM to 12:00 noon
• Deeparadhana (evening lamp aarti, after reopening)Approx 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
• Athazha puja and Athazha Seeveli (final procession)Approx 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
• Trippuka and nada closingApprox 9:15 PM to 10:00 PM

Guruvayur has one of the fullest daily puja cycles in Kerala, closer to a continuous sequence than a handful of set aartis. The morning alone moves through nirmalya darshanam at 3 AM, Thailabhishekam and Vakacharthu (oil and herbal-paste bathing), Sankhabhishekam, Malar nivedyam, Usha puja, the Ethirettu puja with the first Seeveli procession of the deity's festival image around the sanctum, and Pantheeradi puja, before the Ucha (noon) puja closes the morning.

The evening reopens at 4:30 PM and culminates in deeparadhana, the lamp aarti whose exact time tracks sunset, followed by the Athazha puja, the Athazha Seeveli procession, and the Trippuka smoking ritual just before the nada closes. Devotees sponsor specific pujas as vazhipadu (offerings), booked in advance at the Devaswom counters, with popular ones like the Udayasthamana puja reserved far ahead. The individual clock times here follow the widely published standard schedule and are approx; treat deeparadhana and the night rituals as sunset- and calendar-dependent.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Guruvayur Temple · Wikipedia: Guruvayur (town, transport and access) · Trawell: Sri Krishna Temple Guruvayur (timings and dress code) · Wikimedia Commons: Guruvayoor Temple photo (license and author). Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.