Pooja Timings in Guruvayur Temple
GURUVAYUR TEMPLE OPENS AT 3.00 AM
3.00am to 3.30am : Nirmalyam
3.20am to 3.30am : Oilabhishekam, Vakacharthu, Sankhabhishekam
3.30am to 4.15am : Malar Nivedyam, Alankaram
4.15am to 4.30am : Usha Nivedyam
4.30am to 6.15am : Ethirettu pooja followed by Usha pooja
7.15am to 9.00am : Seeveli,Palabhishekam,Navakabhishekam, Pantheeradi Nivedyam, and Pooja
11.30am to 12.30pm : Ucha pooja (the noon pooja)
TEMPLE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 1.30PM AND 4.30PM AND REOPENS AT 4.30 PM
4.30pm to 5.00pm : Seeveli
6.00pm to 6.45pm : Deeparadhana
7.30pm to 7.45pm : Athazha pooja Nivedyam
7.45pm to 8.15pm : Athazha pooja
8.45pm to 9.00pm : Athazha seeveli
9.00pm to 9.15pm : Thrippuka, Olavayana
9.15pm : The Sreekovil will be closed. On the day of Special Illuminations called "Vilakku" the Thripuka is performed after that. The Sreekovil will be closed after Thripuka. Then the Krishnanattam, a colourful traditional dance-drama on Lord Krishna's life is enacted inside the Temple on specified days.
*The timings given are approximate. It may vary if there is Udayasthamana pooja or on certain special occasions.