Padmanabhaswamy temple timings
The temple publishes darshan in five morning windows, 03:30 to 04:45, 06:30 to 07:00, 08:30 to 10:00, 10:30 to 11:15 and 11:45 to 12:00, and two evening windows, 16:30 to 18:15 and 18:45 to 19:20. Between them the sanctum is not open for darshan. On festival and ritual days the temple posts a separate dated schedule that replaces these windows, as it did for Sreekrishna Jayanthi on 4 September 2026.
Photo: Aravind Sivaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
Padmanabhaswamy timings through the day
Best time for darshan. The longest windows are the evening one from 16:30 to 18:15 (an hour and three quarters), 08:30 to 10:00 (ninety minutes) and the first of the day, 03:30 to 04:45 (an hour and a quarter). Avoid planning around the 15-minute window from 11:45 to 12:00, since there is no more darshan until 16:30. Changing into a mundu or saree and leaving your phone at the locker counter all happen before you queue, so arrive well before the window you are aiming for.
Full daily schedule
The windows the temple currently lists as its standing darshan timing. It publishes the windows only, without naming the rituals that fill the gaps, so no names are added here.
| Time | What happens | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 03:30 – 04:45 | Darshan, morning | Public darshan |
| 06:30 – 07:00 | Darshan, morning | Public darshan |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Darshan, morning | Public darshan |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Darshan, morning | Public darshan |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Darshan, morning | Public darshan |
| 16:30 – 18:15 | Darshan, evening | Public darshan |
| 18:45 – 19:20 | Darshan, evening | Public darshan |
Padmanabhaswamy Temple timings during festivals
Sreekrishna Jayanthi 4 September 2026
The temple posted a separate dated schedule. The evening window was shortened, and regular darshan started again after the Athazha Sreeveli.
Alpasi and Painkuni festivals Oct-Nov and Mar-Apr
Ten days each. Kerala Tourism says worship timings can change at festival time, and the temple posts dated schedules for festival days.
How to read the Padmanabhaswamy schedule
The published windows total a little over seven hours across a day that begins at 03:30. Reading the gaps is as important as reading the windows.
Mid-morning 08:30 – 10:00
Ninety minutes, the longest single morning window, longer even than the pre-dawn one.
Fifteen minutes 11:45 – 12:00
The last morning window is a quarter of an hour. Arriving at 11:50 is cutting it fine.
The afternoon 12:00 – 16:30
No darshan is published between noon and 4.30 PM.
The main evening window 16:30 – 18:15
An hour and three quarters, followed by a gap before the last window at 18:45.
Dated schedules Festival days
The temple posts separate dated schedules for festival and ritual days, which replace the standing windows for those dates.
Before the queue Changing and lockers
Men must leave trousers, shirts and shorts at the locker counter and phones cannot go in, so time at the counter comes before any window.
Not verified yet 4 items no official source publishes
- Which rituals fill the gaps between darshan windows. The temple publishes the windows only.
- Whether the windows change with the season. The temple labels them only as its darshan timing.
- Festival day schedules beyond the dated notices the temple has already posted.
- Queue or waiting times, which nobody outside the temple measures reliably.
Know one of these from an official notice? Send it to us and the page is updated with a new date.
What people ask about the schedule
Answered from the published schedule, and marked unverified where it is.
What are the darshan timings at Padmanabhaswamy Temple?
Morning windows at 3:30 to 4:45, 6:30 to 7:00, 8:30 to 10:00, 10:30 to 11:15 and 11:45 to 12:00; evening windows at 4:30 to 6:15 and 6:45 to 7:20. These are the windows the temple publishes as its darshan timing.
Where do these timings come from?
From the temple's own site, spst.in, which loads its darshan timing from its own feed. The date it was read is shown under the table.
Is the temple open in the afternoon?
Not for darshan. The last morning window ends at 12:00 noon and the first evening window starts at 4:30 PM.
What is the earliest darshan?
3:30 AM, in a window that runs to 4:45 AM. It is one of the longest windows of the morning.
What is the latest darshan?
The last published window is 6:45 PM to 7:20 PM. Nothing later is published as regular darshan.
What happens between the windows?
The temple does not say on its timing page, and this site does not fill the gaps with ritual names from other sources.
Do timings change on festival days?
Yes. The temple posts separate dated schedules for festival and ritual days. For Sreekrishna Jayanthi on 4 September 2026, for example, the evening window was shortened and regular darshan resumed after the Athazha Sreeveli.
How do I check the timings for my date?
Open the darshan timing page on spst.in shortly before you travel. If a dated festival schedule is shown, it replaces the standing windows for that day.
How early should I arrive?
Early enough to change into a mundu or saree and deposit clothes and phone before your window opens. The temple does not publish waiting or counter times, so this site will not put a number on it.
Is there a weekly closed day?
Nothing the temple publishes indicates one, but its absence has not been confirmed, so it is treated as unverified rather than reported as no.
Do the timings change with the season?
The temple labels its windows only as its darshan timing, with no season attached. An older page on the same site showed slightly different windows for early January 2026, so check close to your date.
Does the dress code apply at every window?
The temple publishes it as its dress code guidelines for darshan, without exceptions by time of day.
Back to the whole temple
The dress code, the entry rules and everything else about Padmanabhaswamy that has been verified against a published source.