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Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple Darshan Timings

Shiva Venkateswara Nov 12, 2021 Updated Apr 21, 2026 2 min read

Regarding the Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple Darshan Timings follow the below information. Sabarimala is one of the most visited temple in India. This temple is major temple for the Lord Ayyappa Swamy. The Sabarimala temple is opened only on some days in a year. So, pilgrims has to plan accordingly to visit. Pilgrims must book online for the Sabarimala Darshan. The Darshan dates of every year will be opened in the TDB website.

Pilgrim who want to visit the Sabarimala Darshan has to note down the dates and follow the same. Pilgrims has to follow the below timings to visit the Sabarimala temple.

Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple Darshan Timings

Sabarimala Darshan Opening Closing Timings (may vary based on the special events)

Temple Opening Time3:00 AM
Nirmalya Darsanam3:05 AM
Ashtabhishekam3:10 AM
Neyyabhishekam3:20 AM to 11:30 AM
Ganapathihomam3:30 AM
Ushapooja7:30 AM
Kalabhabhishekam12:00 PM
Uchapooja12:30 PM
Closing at noon after Uchapooja1:00 PM
Opening in the evening4:00 PM
Deeparadhana6:30 PM
Padipooja (on special days only)7:00 PM
Pushpabhishekam7:30 PM
Athazhapooja9:30 PM
Harivarasanam10:50 PM
Temple closing time after Harivarasanam11:00 PM

Pilgrims who wants to visit the Sabarimala Temple has to follow the above timings. The above timings provides the information about the opening and closing timings of the Sabarimala temple

To know more details about the Opening Dates of the Sabarimala temple Click Here

After the COVID, pilgrims who has taken the Ayyappa swamy mala only is being allowed to the Sabarimala temple for Darshan. Most of the pilgrims plans to visit the temple of Sabarimala during the Mandala Pooja days and also Makara Vilakku days. The pilgrims who takes the sabarimala pilgrimage has to plan the visit of the sabarimala temple as per the above dates.

Please note, Women between 10 years to 50 years are not supposed to visit the temple. As per the recent legal directives, there are some people who are claiming exceptions.

Last reviewed: April 21, 2026

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Shiva Venkateswara is the founding editor of Tirumala Tirupati Online. With over 8 years of dedicated coverage of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, he has personally completed pilgrimages to Tirumala 50+ times, walking the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths, observing every major arjitha seva, and touring every guest house, mutt, and accommodation block in both Tirumala and Tirupati. His on-the-ground reporting drives the site's day-by-day darshan-status updates, room-availability charts, and festival schedules.His coverage spans TTD darshan procedures (Sarva Darshan, ₹300 Special Entry, SSD tokens, Srivani Trust, Divya Darshan, Supatham VIP), accommodation booking (online quota, CRO walk-ins, all major mutts and choultries), sevas (Arjitha, Daily, Weekly), and broader South Indian temple traditions including Srikalahasti, Bhadrachalam, Tiruchanur, Kanchipuram, Madurai, and the Char Dham circuit. He has interviewed senior TTD staff, peetadhipathis, and tour operators to verify the booking processes, timings, and pricing documented on the site.He launched Tirumala Tirupati Online on August 15, 2017 with the goal of giving Indian and NRI devotees a single trusted source for darshan information that previously lived only in Telugu pamphlets, regional newspapers, and word-of-mouth. The site now publishes daily updates across 2,900+ guides reaching pilgrims in English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.Editorial standards: every booking process, timing, and price published on the site is cross-verified against the official TTD portal (tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in) and TTD-issued circulars before publication. Reader-reported errors are corrected within 24 hours. The site does not accept paid placements for booking-related content; AdSense advertising is disclosed per Google policy. Affiliate links use rel="sponsored noopener".Contact: editor@tirumalatirupationline.com. Connect on X (Twitter) @tirumalatirupati and Facebook @tirumalatirupationline.

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