Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram: Aarti & Puja Schedule

• Gau Pooja and Gaja Pooja - the temple elephant offers early-morning worship before the doors open5:00 AM (approx)
• Temple opens; morning darshan begins6:00 AM
• Kalasandhi puja - first main kalam service with abhishekam and alankaram8:00 AM (approx)
• Uchikalam puja - midday service before the sanctum closes for the break12:00 noon (approx)
• Sayaratchai puja - evening deeparadhana as lamps are lit6:00 PM (approx)
• Ardha Jamam puja - final night service before closing8:00 PM (approx)

Worship here follows the four-kalam Agamic pattern common to Tamil Devi temples, with services spread across the open hours. The day famously begins around 5:00 AM with Gau Pooja and Gaja Pooja, when the temple elephant offers worship before the public doors open at 6:00 AM; this is a quietly moving sight worth arriving early for.

The first main service, Kalasandhi, follows in the morning with abhishekam and alankaram of the Goddess. Uchikalam is the noon puja that precedes the midday closing. In the evening the Sayaratchai deeparadhana lights the sanctum, and the final Ardha Jamam service is performed at night before the temple shuts.

Because the temple does not publish minute-precise kalam times to the public, treat the individual service times as approximate and confirm on arrival with the temple staff. The abhishekam and alankaram on Fridays and during the Masi festival are especially elaborate, and the golden Bangaru Kamakshi receives particular reverence during processional utsavams.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia - Kamakshi Amman Temple · Wikipedia - Kanchipuram (transport and distances) · Trawell.in - Kamakshi Amman Temple guide (timings, dress code) · Tamil Nadu Tourism - Kanchipuram (accommodation). Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.