Annual festival & holy parva calendar
Diwali and Annakut, Mahashivratri, Navratri, Janmashtami and more: the dates of the coming year's festivals, special darshan timings and eclipse closures.
Major festivals of the year
The exact dates follow the Hindu calendar and are published here as soon as the Trust announces them.
Diwali & Annakut
Kartik (Oct-Nov)Lamps across the temple, Lakshmi puja, and the Annakut mountain of 56 dishes offered on the new year's day.
Mahashivratri
Phalgun (Feb-Mar)Night-long worship with four prahar abhisheks in the Rudra shrine.
Holi & Dhuleti
Phalgun purnima (Mar)Holika dahan in the courtyard and the flower-Holi of the deity.
Chaitra & Sharad Navratri
Mar-Apr and Sep-OctNine nights of the Goddess with garba in the temple chowk and the Chandi havan.
Janmashtami
Shravan (Aug)Midnight birth celebration, jhula darshan and the dahi-handi next morning.
Kartik Purnima
Kartik (Nov)Deep daan at the holy kund and the annual fair on the ghat.
Plan a festival visit
Festival days draw very large crowds. Book a timed darshan pass or a festival seva in advance and arrive early.