Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, in Vishwanath Gali in Varanasi, managed since 1983 by a board of trustees set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The temple's own rituals page states it opens daily at 2:30 A.M. and closes at 11 PM, with five aartis through the day and darshan in the gaps between them. The temple publishes that schedule on two different pages, and they do not entirely agree, which is set out below rather than smoothed over.
Also searched for as Kashi Vishwanath, Vishwanath Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
Sources checked 1 September 2026
The temple in facts
Background rather than schedule. None of it changes week to week, which is why it sits here while the hours sit on their own page with the date they were read.
| Fact | What is published |
|---|---|
| DeityWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Vishwanath, also Vishweshwara, meaning Lord of the Universe |
| StatusWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines |
| WhereWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Vishwanath Gali, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Administered byWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | A board of trustees set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, since 1983 |
| SpireWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | A 15.5 metre high spire on the temple |
| CorridorWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | The Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor was inaugurated on 13 December 2021 and connects the temple to the Ganges |
| FootfallWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | An average of 45,000 pilgrims per day in 2023 |
| Since the corridorWikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple | The temple trust reported 10 crore visitors between December 2021 and August 2023 |
Kashi Vishwanath timings, in outline
A twenty and a half hour day bracketed by two aartis, with darshan filling the space between the ceremonies rather than running as one uninterrupted block.
What is enforced at the gate
The temple's own pages carry no dress code, which is itself worth knowing rather than filling in from elsewhere.
- No dress code is published on the temple's own site. That is not the same as there being none: dress standards are commonly enforced at temples of this size, and this page does not report a rule the temple has not stated.
- Footwear rules, phone rules and baggage rules are likewise not published on the pages this site reads.
What this page does not know
Listed rather than quietly omitted, so you can see the shape of the gap before you plan around it. Every one of these is something another page would happily fill in with a plausible answer.
- The dress code. The temple publishes none on its own site, and this page will not import one from elsewhere.
- Whether phones, cameras and bags are permitted, and where they are deposited if not.
- What Mangala Aarti tickets cost, how many are issued and how they are bought.
- Which of the temple's two published schedules is the current one where the two disagree.
- Sugam Darshan: the temple markets it as queueless darshan with a Shastri assistant, free locker and Mewaladdu prasadam, but its price and conditions have not been verified here.
- Whether darshan runs continuously between the aartis or pauses within those blocks.
If you have stood at this gate recently and can fill one of these in, especially with a photograph of a notice board or a link to an official announcement, send it. It is checked against the temple and published with a new date.
Questions about visiting
Answered from what the temple publishes, with the gaps left as gaps.
What time does Kashi Vishwanath Temple open and close?
The temple's own rituals page states it opens daily at 2:30 A.M. and closes at 11 PM. Shayan Aarti runs from 10:30 PM to 11:00 PM, so the closing time follows immediately from the last ceremony.
What are the five aartis?
Mangala Aarti at 3:00 to 4:00 AM, Bhog Aarti at 11:15 AM to 12:20 PM, Sandhya Aarti at 7:00 to 8:15 PM, Shringar Aarti at 9:00 to 10:15 PM and Shayan Aarti at 10:30 to 11:00 PM, as published on the temple's aarti page.
Why do two official pages give different times?
Because the temple publishes the schedule in two places and they have drifted. The rituals page gives Bhog Aarti as 11:30 AM to 12 PM and calls the evening aarti Sapta Rishi Aarti at 7 to 8:30 PM. Both are shown here rather than one being picked.
When can I actually get darshan?
The rituals page lists general darshan from 4 to 11 AM, again from 12 PM to 7 PM, and briefly from 8:30 to 9 PM. Those are the gaps between the ceremonies rather than a single continuous window.
Do I need a ticket for Mangala Aarti?
The temple's rituals page notes that ticket holders are permitted at Mangala Aarti. What the ticket costs, how many are issued and how it is bought have not been verified here.
What is the dress code?
The temple publishes none on its own site. That is not the same as there being none, and this page will not report a rule the temple has not stated. Dress modestly as you would at any major temple.
Can I take my phone inside?
Not verified. The temple does not publish phone, camera or baggage rules on the pages this site reads, so the honest answer is that you should expect a restriction and check at the gate.
What is Sugam Darshan?
The temple markets it as queueless darshan in three steps, escorted by a Shastri assistant, with a free locker and Mewaladdu prasadam. Its price and conditions have not been verified here and should come from the temple.
How has the corridor changed the visit?
The Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor was inaugurated on 13 December 2021 and connects the temple to the Ganges. Guides written before that date describe an approach through the old lanes that no longer matches the route.
How busy is it?
An average of 45,000 pilgrims a day in 2023, and the temple trust reported 10 crore visitors in total between the corridor's inauguration in December 2021 and August 2023.
Who runs the temple?
A board of trustees set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh has managed it since 1983. Every timing on this page comes from that board's own site.
Can I rely on these timings?
Treat them as the shape of the day and confirm on the temple's own site before travelling. The two published pages differ on two of the five aartis, which tells you how much precision the source itself supports.
Need the timings in full?
The timings page carries the whole published schedule, block by block, and what to check before you travel.