Akshardham New Jersey opening hours
Open 9am to 7:30pm, every day except Tuesday, when the entire campus including the Mahamandir is closed. That weekly closure is the fact worth carrying: a Tuesday drive to Robbinsville is a wasted one. On six federal holidays and on Diwali a free timed-entry reservation is required, and weekend and holiday entry windows are narrow.
Published hours, checked 1 September 2026
Every block as published
Published as standing hours rather than a daily schedule, with one weekly closure and a reservation requirement on named days.
| Time | What is listed |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 19:30Public darshan | Open, Wednesday to Monday |
| All dayClosed to the public | Closed on Tuesdays, the entire campus including the Mahamandir |
What the schedule actually means
The hours are simple. The rules around them are where a visit actually goes right or wrong.
What this page will not tell you
Things people expect on a timings page that are not here, and the reason each one is missing. In every case the reason is the same: no source publishes it, and a number invented to fill the space would be worse than the gap.
- Aarti times, which the mandir does not publish on its visitor page.
- Whether the exhibitions open and close with the Mahamandir or on their own hours.
- Whether the published hours change on the reservation-required holidays.
- Queue or waiting times, which nobody outside the mandir measures reliably.
Read this as the shape of the day, then confirm the clock for your own date on the temple's own page. If what you find there differs from what is above, tell us and this page is corrected with a new date.
What people ask about the schedule
Answered from the published schedule, and marked unverified where it is.
What time does Akshardham New Jersey open?
9am, and it closes at 7:30pm. Those hours apply every day except Tuesday, when the entire campus is closed.
Where do these timings come from?
From the mandir's own visitor page at usa.akshardham.org, linked below with the date it was read.
Why is it closed on Tuesdays?
The mandir states the closure without giving a reason, and this page does not speculate about one. What matters is that it covers the entire campus, not just the Mahamandir.
Is there a midday closure?
None published. The hours run continuously from 9am to 7:30pm, which is unlike most large temples in South Asia and makes a midday visit straightforward here.
Which days need a reservation?
Six federal holidays and Diwali: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The reservations are free but required.
What happens if I miss my entry window?
The published rule is that entry is permitted no earlier than 30 minutes before and no later than 30 minutes after the reserved slot. What happens outside that has not been verified here.
Do the exhibitions keep the same hours?
Not verified. The mandir publishes campus hours without separating the exhibitions, so whether they open and close alongside the Mahamandir is not something this page can confirm.
Are aarti times published?
Not on the visitor page this site reads. If aarti matters to your visit, ask the mandir rather than relying on any third-party schedule.
Do the hours change on holidays?
Not verified. What is published is that reservations are required on named holidays, which is a different thing from the hours changing.
How long should I allow?
Not published on the page this site reads. The campus is large, with a mandir 255 feet long, so a short stop is unlikely to do it justice.
How long is the queue?
This site does not publish waiting times. Nobody outside the mandir measures them reliably and any figure would be stale within hours.
Is the mandir open on weekends?
Yes, 9am to 7:30pm like every other open day. What changes at weekends is the entry window rule for reservation holders, which permits arrival no earlier than 30 minutes before and no later than 30 minutes after the slot.
Are the holiday reservations charged?
No. The mandir describes them as free timed-entry reservations. They are required on six federal holidays and on Diwali, and free on all of those.
Which holidays need a reservation?
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus Diwali. Those are the seven the mandir names.
Is there a seasonal change to the hours?
None published. The mandir gives 9am to 7:30pm without reference to season, which is unusual enough among large temples to be worth stating plainly.
What should I check before travelling?
That your date is not a Tuesday, and whether it falls on one of the reservation days. Those two checks cover almost every way a visit here goes wrong.
Back to the whole temple
The dress code, the entry rules and everything else about this temple that has been verified against a published source.