Salasar Balaji: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Mangla aarti (first darshan of the day, idol awakened and adorned)approx 5:00-6:00 AM
• Bhog / rajbhog aarti with food offering; brief curtain pauseMidday (approx)
• Sandhya aarti as lamps are lit before the deityEvening (approx after sunset)
• Shayan aarti before the idol is put to rest and doors closeNight (approx before closing)

The daily worship at Salasar follows the classic four-aarti cycle that governs most major Hanuman temples: mangla in the early morning, bhog (rajbhog) around midday, sandhya at dusk and shayan at night before the deity is put to rest. The mangla aarti is the most atmospheric, performed when the idol is freshly bathed and adorned and the first crowd presses in for darshan; the shayan aarti closes the day. During each aarti the curtain is drawn for a few minutes and reopens for darshan.

Salasar's signature ritual is the sawamani, a devotee-sponsored bulk offering of bajra (millet) churma and laddus made in fulfilment of a vow. This traces straight back to the temple's origin story, in which the farmer who unearthed the idol offered it bajra churma his wife had cooked; that humble millet dish remains the defining prasad of the shrine. Sawamani offerings are arranged through the day on booking rather than at a single fixed hour.

As with the darshan hours, the precise aarti clock times move with the season and are not fixed in one published schedule, so the times shown on this page are approximate. Pilgrims who want to attend a specific aarti should verify the current timing locally on arrival.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Salasar Balaji · Wikimedia Commons: File:Salasar balaji 01.jpg. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.