| Season | Opens | Darshan | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer (approx mid-March to October), morning | 7:45 AM | Shringar and Rajbhog darshan | 12:00 PM | Open |
| Summer, evening | 5:30 PM | Evening darshan to Shayan | 9:30 PM | Open |
| Winter (approx November to February), morning | 8:45 AM | Shringar and Rajbhog darshan | 1:00 PM | Open |
| Winter, evening | 4:30 PM | Evening darshan to Shayan | 8:30 PM | Open |
| Midday | - | Temple closed for deity rest | - | Open |
Banke Bihari keeps two darshan sessions split by a long midday closure, and the exact hours slide with the season rather than the calendar date. Through the warmer months the temple opens around 7:45 AM and holds morning darshan until about noon, then reopens near 5:30 PM and runs to roughly 9:30 PM. In winter everything shifts later and shorter in the mornings, opening around 8:45 AM to about 1 PM, with the evening slot from about 4:30 to 8:30 PM.
The midday gap is not a technicality; the temple genuinely shuts so the deity can rest, which is central to how Bihariji is worshipped here. Do not plan on an afternoon walk-in. If you have only one shot, take the morning session at opening, when the hall is emptiest and the curtain openings feel less frantic.
Festival and Ekadashi days rewrite the timetable, sometimes dramatically, as on Janmashtami when darshan stretches through the night. Because the seasonal switch dates and precise minutes are set by the temple and change year to year, treat every time here as approx and confirm on the day you travel.
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