Shirdi Sai Baba temple timings
The Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust publishes a daily programme that opens the temple at 4:45 AM and closes the day with Shej Aarti at 10:00 PM, and gives the general darshan queue as 6:00 AM to 9:30 PM. Between them sit four aartis. Three are at fixed clock times; Dhoop Aarti is at sunset, so it moves through the year. These are standing hours, not a daily schedule.
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Shirdi Sai Baba timings through the day
Best time for darshan. For the shortest wait, the Sansthan's own figures point away from festival days, when daily numbers rise from about 25,000 to more than 1,00,000. On an ordinary day the general darshan queue opens at 6:00 AM and darshan inside the Samadhi Mandir begins at 6:25 AM, once the morning rituals of Kakad Aarti, Mangal Snaan and the Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur aarti are over. Because the aartis at 5:15 AM, noon, sunset and 10:00 PM are ritual slots booked by pass, darshan-only visitors can plan around them. The Sansthan publishes no waiting times, so this is guidance from the schedule rather than a measured quiet hour.
Shirdi Sai Baba aarti timings
Full daily schedule
The Sansthan's daily programme, in its own words and order, with the darshan queue hours from its FAQ added where they fall. Dhoop Aarti is published as "at sunset"; the time shown is the slot the booking portal listed for 21 September 2026.
| Time | What happens | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 04:45 | Temple open | Ritual |
| 05:00 | Bhupali | Ritual |
| 05:15 | Kakad Aarti (Morning). The portal lists the pass slot as 05:15 to 05:45 | Ritual |
| 05:50 | Mangal Snaan in Samadhi Mandir | Ritual |
| 06:00 – 21:30 | General darshan queue, as given in the Sansthan's FAQ | Public darshan |
| 06:20 | Aarti "Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur" | Ritual |
| 06:25 | Darshan begins in Samadhi Mandir | Public darshan |
| 11:30 | Dhuni Pooja with rice and ghee in Dwarkamai | Ritual |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Madhyan Aarti (Mid-day) | Ritual |
| 16:00 | Pothi (devotional reading) in Samadhi Mandir | Ritual |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Dhoop Aarti, at sunset. This slot is the one the portal listed for 21 September 2026 | Ritual |
| 20:30 – 22:00 | Devotional songs in Samadhi Mandir and cultural programmes | Public, not darshan |
| 22:00 – 22:30 | Shej Aarti (Night) | Ritual |
Shirdi Sai Baba temple timings during festivals
Shri Ram Navami 25 to 27 March 2026
On the main day, 26 March, the temple stayed open overnight for darshan; that night's Shej Aarti and the next morning's Kakad Aarti were not held.
Shree Saibaba Punyatithi 1 to 4 October 2025
On the main day, 2 October, the Samadhi Mandir stayed open for darshan through the night, and Dwarkamai stayed open all the previous night for the Akhand Parayan.
Shri Guru Purnima 28 to 30 July 2026
Dates published by the Sansthan; the changes to the daily timings were not published on the page read here.
Lunar eclipse 3 March 2026
Closed for darshan from 3:20 PM to 6:48 PM, followed by Mangal Snaan at 7:00 PM, Dhoop Aarti, and Shej Aarti at 10:00 PM as usual.
How to read the Shirdi Sai Baba schedule
Two clocks run side by side at Shirdi: the darshan queue most visitors join, and the aartis, which need a pass. Knowing which you want decides when you arrive.
The queue 06:00 – 21:30
The Sansthan's general darshan hours. The daily programme puts the start of darshan inside the Samadhi Mandir at 06:25, after the morning aarti.
Opening rituals 04:45 – 06:25
Temple opening, Bhupali, Kakad Aarti, Mangal Snaan and the Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur aarti all come before the Mandir darshan starts.
The aarti that moves Dhoop Aarti
Published as "at sunset". On the portal for 21 September 2026 its slot was 18:30 to 19:00.
Aarti passes Rs 600 or Rs 400
On the Sansthan portal, Kakad Aarti was Rs 600 per person and Madhyan, Dhoop and Shej Aarti Rs 400 each, for 21 September 2026.
Per person Rs 200
The portal charged Rs 200 per person for paid darshan on 21 September 2026, booked by date and slot.
Devotional songs 20:30 – 22:00
Songs and cultural programmes in the Samadhi Mandir run up to Shej Aarti.
Other hours at Shirdi Sai Baba
Clocks that are not the Samadhi Mandir's but shape a day at Shirdi, all published by the Sansthan.
- PrasadalayaSansthan meal hall
- 10:00 – 22:00
- Shree Sai Satyavrata PoojaRs 100 per ticket, Satyavrata Hall behind Shani Temple
- 07:00 – 08:00, 09:00 – 10:00, 11:00 – 12:00; on full moon days also 13:00 – 14:00 and 15:00 – 16:00
- Abhishek PoojaRs 100 per ticket, Mukhdarshan Hall
- 07:00 – 08:00, 09:00 – 10:00
- Vehicle PoojaOutside Gate No. 4; Rs 51 two-wheeler, Rs 151 four-wheeler
- 09:00 – 11:30, 13:00 – 17:00, excluding aarti timings
Not verified yet 5 items no official source publishes
- Queue waiting times. The Sansthan does not publish them.
- The Dhoop Aarti clock time for any date other than 21 September 2026, since it follows sunset.
- Why the FAQ gives the darshan queue from 06:00 while the daily programme has darshan beginning in the Mandir at 06:25. Both are shown rather than reconciled.
- Changes to the day on Guru Purnima, Ram Navami, Vijayadashami and other festivals, and on eclipse days.
- Whether the temple ever closes to darshan for a whole day. No weekly closed day is published, but its absence has not been confirmed with the Sansthan.
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 time does the Shirdi temple open?
The Sansthan's daily programme opens the temple at 4:45 AM, with Bhupali at 5:00 AM and Kakad Aarti at 5:15 AM.
What time does darshan start?
The Sansthan's FAQ gives the general darshan queue as opening at 6:00 AM. Its daily programme has darshan beginning in the Samadhi Mandir at 6:25 AM, after the Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur aarti.
What time does darshan close?
The general darshan queue closes at 9:30 PM, according to the Sansthan's FAQ. Shej Aarti follows at 10:00 PM.
When is Kakad Aarti?
At 5:15 AM. The Sansthan's booking portal lists the Kakad Aarti pass slot as 5:15 AM to 5:45 AM.
When is Madhyan Aarti?
At 12:00 noon. The portal lists the pass slot as 12:00 to 12:30.
When is Dhoop Aarti?
At sunset, so the clock time changes with the season. For 21 September 2026 the booking portal listed it as 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
When is Shej Aarti?
At 10:00 PM, the last aarti of the day. The portal lists the pass slot as 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
Is the temple closed in the afternoon?
The Sansthan publishes no afternoon closure. Its daily programme lists Madhyan Aarti at noon and Pothi at 4:00 PM, and the FAQ gives the darshan queue as running 6:00 AM to 9:30 PM.
Do I need a pass for aarti?
Aarti entry is sold as passes on the Sansthan's portal and at the PRO office. The portal showed Rs 600 for Kakad Aarti and Rs 400 for the other three for 21 September 2026.
Where do these timings come from?
From the Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust's daily programme and FAQ on sai.org.in, and its booking portal online.sai.org.in, read on the dates shown. Nothing is taken from a travel site.
What happens in the evening?
Dhoop Aarti at sunset, then devotional songs and cultural programmes in the Samadhi Mandir from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM, and Shej Aarti at 10:00 PM.
Do timings change on festivals?
Very likely, but this site has not verified festival schedules. The Sansthan publishes festival notices separately, and Guru Purnima, Ram Navami and Vijayadashami are the dates to check.
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