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Sri Aadhikesava Perumal Temple , Thiru Vattaaru (Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari) Timings Today
Sri Aadhikesava Perumal Temple , Thiru Vattaaru (Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari) in Thiru Vattaaru (Marthandam), Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu. Opens at 05:00 AM and closes at 08:00 PM on usual days. Darshan windows: morning: 05:00 AM – 11:30 AM, evening: 05:00 PM – 08:00 PM. Schedules may change on festival days.
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Temple & Darshan Timings
| Session | Start time | End time | Typical status | Notes |
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🛕 Temple opening
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05:00 AM
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Open |
General days
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🙏 Morning darshan
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05:00 AM
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11:30 AM
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Open |
Often busiest before mid-morning
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⏸ Midday / afternoon
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Closed |
Between morning & evening darshan
(rituals & cleaning)
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🙏 Evening darshan
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05:00 PM
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08:00 PM
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Open | |
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🔒 Temple closing
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08:00 PM
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Closed |
📅 22-foot reclining deity crafted from Katusarkara Yogam; darshan is viewed through three separate sanctum doorways.
Aarti Timings
| Ritual / aarti | Time | Fee | Notes |
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Palliyunarthal & Nirmalyam
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05:15 AM | Free |
Morning sanctum opening ritual.
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Usha Puja
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06:45 AM | Free |
Dawn naivedyam.
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Ucha Puja
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11:00 AM | Free |
Noon deeparadhana.
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Deeparadhana
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06:30 PM | Free |
Evening lamps lit along the wooden corridors.
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Darshan Tickets
| Darshan Type | Price | Wait Time | Booking |
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General Darshan
Free entry; men must remove upper garments per traditional temple code.
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Free |
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Walk-in
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