| Season | Opens | Darshan | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All year (general darshan) | 4:00 AM | Kakad aarti approx 4:30 AM, general darshan from approx 5:40 AM | 11:15 PM | Open |
| Festival days (Ram Navami, Guru Purnima, Vijayadashami) | Open through the night | Continuous darshan, Samadhi Mandir stays open overnight | No overnight closure | Open |
The Samadhi Mandir keeps a long day. Doors open around 4:00 AM for Kakad aarti, and general darshan flows from roughly 5:40 AM until the mandir winds down after the Shej aarti near 10:30 PM, with the complex effectively closing around 11:15 PM. Unlike many South Indian temples, Shirdi does not take a long midday shutter, so a devotee arriving at, say, 2 PM will still be admitted to the queue.
What changes through the day is not opening and closing so much as flow. During each of the four aartis the sanctum is reserved for aarti passholders, and the free queue is held or slowed, so the smoothest free darshan is usually mid-morning after Kakad or late evening between aartis. On the three festival days the ordinary clock is suspended entirely and the mandir stays open overnight. Because exact minutes shift with sunset and with crowd management, treat every time here as approximate and check online.sai.org.in on the day you travel.
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