| Season | Opens | Darshan | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All year (morning) | Approx 5:00 AM (Kakad aarti around 4:30 AM) | Morning darshan approx 5:00 AM to 12:00 noon | Midday Naivedya pause approx 12:00 to 12:30 PM | Open |
| All year (afternoon-evening) | Reopens approx 12:30 PM | Afternoon and evening darshan approx 12:30 PM to 10:00 PM | Shej aarti and closing approx 10:00 to 10:30 PM | Open |
The temple keeps a long day, opening for Kakad aarti around 4:30 to 5:00 AM and staying accessible until roughly 10:00 PM, with only a short Naivedya pause near noon when the curtain is drawn for the goddess's midday meal. Because there is no seasonal shutdown, the practical variable is not the month but the day and the crowd. On ordinary weekdays a full darshan can take well under an hour; on Fridays, Tuesdays, full-moon days, through Navaratri and across the Kiranotsav window it can stretch to several hours in the barricaded queue.
Plan around the two calm troughs. The very early morning slot right after opening is the most peaceful for a slow darshan, and the mid-evening lull before the night aartis is good for seeing the deity fully adorned and lamp-lit. Avoid arriving right at the midday pause. Timings quoted here are approximate and get officially extended on festival days, so treat the official temple website or the on-site notice board as the final word before you commit your morning.
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