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Pooja timings at Sabarimala
The daily order of worship at the Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, with the ritual in progress marked for you. All times are Indian Standard Time.
Season timetable, Mandala–Makaravilakku 2026–27
During the pilgrim season the sanctum opens at 3:00 AM, closes from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and closes for the night at 11:00 PM after Harivarasanam.
Opening day: the District Administration gives 15 November 2026 as the day the temple opens for the season. The SASS temple calendar counts the Mandala Pooja Mahotsavam from 16 November, the first of Vrischikam. The status panel above follows the earlier date.
Special days are different
Timings change on Mandala Pooja (27 December 2026), on Makaravilakku (14 January 2027) and on other special days. Follow the announcements of the Travancore Devaswom Board before you travel. See the temple calendar.
Monthly poojas and other openings
Outside the season the temple opens for the first days of each Malayalam month and for festivals. The SASS reference table below lists the usual timings for those days beside the season timings.
| Particulars | Normal period | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Opening of Sreekovil | 5:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| Nirmalya darshanam | 5:05 AM | 3:05 AM |
| Ganapati homam | 5:30 AM | 3:30 AM |
| Neyyabhishekam | 5:15 AM to 6:45 AM | 3:15 AM to 6:45 AM |
| Usha pooja | 7:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
| Udayasthamana Pooja | 8:00 AM | Normally nil |
| Neyyabhishekam | 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM | 8:00 AM to 11:15 AM |
| Ucha pooja | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Closing of Sreekovil | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Opening of Sreekovil | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Deeparadhana | 6:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Pushpabhishekam | 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM | 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM |
| Padi pooja | 7:00 PM | Nil |
| Athazha pooja | 9:15 PM | 9:15 PM |
| Harivarasanam | 9:55 PM | 10:55 PM |
| Closing of Sreekovil | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
Sreekovil is the sanctum sanctorum (garbha gruha). This table is the SASS archive's general reference. Where its season column differs from the 2026–27 timetable above, the timetable above is the more recent publication.
Listen to Harivarasanam
The lullaby that closes each day at the Sannidhanam. Read the verses and listen.
The 2026–27 season timetable is as published by the District Administration, Pathanamthitta (Sabari Portal, read on 14 November 2026). The status panel on this page is worked out from that timetable and the temple calendar on your device; it is not a live feed from the temple. Timings are indicative and may change with local needs. Please confirm with the temple authorities.