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Vitthal Rukmini Temple Pandharpur Timings 2026

Vitthal Rukmini Temple Pandharpur in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, Maharashtra. Opens at 5:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM on usual days. Darshan windows: morning: 5:00 AM – 1:00 PM, evening: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM. Schedules may change on festival days.

Darshan, aarti, tickets & seva schedules. Full temple profile for history, travel & more.

🕒 Opens 5:00 AM 🕘 Closes 10:00 PM 📍 Maharashtra Opening Soon

⚠️Timings may change due to festivals, special rituals, or temple administration decisions. Please verify with temple authorities before your visit.

Vitthal Rukmini Temple Pandharpur

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Temple & Darshan Timings

Daily temple & darshan schedule — may vary on festival days
Session Start time End time Typical status Notes
🛕 Temple opening
5:00 AM
Open
General days
🙏 Morning darshan
5:00 AM
1:00 PM
Open
Often busiest before mid-morning
⏸ Midday / afternoon
Closed
Between morning & evening darshan (rituals & cleaning)
🙏 Evening darshan
3:00 PM
10:00 PM
Open
🔒 Temple closing
10:00 PM
Closed
ℹ️ Pandharpur, Solapur, Maharashtra. Most revered Vaishnava temple in Maharashtra. Lord Vitthal (Vishnu/Krishna) standing on a brick (Veet). The Wari (pilgrimage) — lakhs of Varkaris walk hundreds of kilometres barefoot to reach Pandharpur for Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi.
📅 Kakad Aarti at 5 AM. Temple has multiple breaks for rituals. During Ashadhi Ekadashi, queues stretch 10+ km and wait time exceeds 12 hours. On normal days 30–60 min wait.
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Aarti Timings

Daily pooja & aarti schedule
Ritual / aarti Time Fee Notes
Kakad Aarti
5:00 AM Free
Pre-dawn awakening — most auspicious first worship.
Abhishek
6:30 AM By booking
Sacred bath of Lord Vitthal.
Rajbhog Aarti
12:00 PM Free
Grand midday food offering.
Sandhya Aarti
7:30 PM Free
Evening lamp worship.
Shayan Aarti
9:30 PM Free
Final night ritual.
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Darshan Tickets

All darshan types and pricing
Darshan Type Price Wait Time Booking
🆓 General Darshan
Free for all. Touch the Lord's feet (Charana Sparsha) is the most sacred act here.
Free
30–60 min (12+ hrs on Ekadashi)
Walk-in
⭐ VIP Darshan
Priority queue pass.
₹100 – ₹300
10–30 min
Temple counter
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Pujas & Sevas

Special rituals & seva offerings
Charana Sparsha Darshan
🕐 All darshan sessions
Free (with patience)
Touching Lord Vitthal's feet — the ultimate blessing. Devotees walk days just for this.
Abhishek
🕐 Morning (by booking)
₹500 – ₹5,000
Sacred bath of Lord Vitthal.
Archana
🕐 All day
₹51 – ₹201
Personal prayer by priests.
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Major Festivals

Special occasions & celebrations
June / July (Ashadha month)
Ashadhi Ekadashi
Biggest event — 8–10 lakh Varkari pilgrims arrive after walking from Pune (250 km), Nashik, Alandi. Queue 10+ km. Sacred and deeply moving.
👥 Extremely High crowd 📅 1 day
October / November (Kartik month)
Kartiki Ekadashi
Second massive Wari pilgrimage — equally enormous crowds.
👥 Extremely High crowd 📅 1 day
March / April
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama — special puja.
👥 High crowd 📅 1 day
📅 Festival dates change yearly per the Hindu calendar. Verify exact dates before planning your visit.
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Temple Prasadam

Sacred offerings & blessed food
Shira (Sooji Halwa)
₹20 – ₹50
Famous Pandharpur prasad — sweet semolina halwa.
Teertha
Free
Sacred water from Lord Vitthal's worship.
Panchamrit
₹50 – ₹100
From abhishek.

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