Vrindavan Aarti Schedule 2026: All Temples' Timings (Summer & Winter)

Key facts at a glance

How Vrindavan's aarti schedule works

To plan darshan in Vrindavan well, it helps to understand one thing: the temples do not stay open all day. By the tradition of Ashtayama Seva, the eightfold daily worship, each temple serves the Lord through the day with a sequence of aartis, from the pre-dawn Mangala Aarti to the night Shayan Aarti and closes completely in the afternoon so the deities may rest. The timings follow separate summer and winter routines, so they shift through the year. This page gives the full, standard daily aarti timetable for every major temple, so you can structure your morning and evening darshan tracks. If you would rather have it all planned and driven for you, we run it as a mathura vrindavan tour with a local guide.

For the official seasonal darshan hours of the region, see our mathura vrindavan temple timings guide; to see where the temples sit relative to one another, our vrindavan city map; and for the wider sightseeing, our places to visit in vrindavan guide.

From the ground (Gurudutt): The single biggest mistake I see visitors make is arriving in the early afternoon and finding every door shut. Hold two things in your head: the temples close for a few hours after midday and the exact times change between summer and winter. Build your day as two tracks, an early-morning one and an evening one and keep the afternoon for rest or a meal. If you love the pre-dawn atmosphere, ISKCON and Radha Raman are your first stops; if you have limited energy, do the Shringar darshan at Banke Bihari once its doors open and save Prem Mandir for the evening light show. And always double-check the current season's timings, because they do get adjusted.

Shri Banke Bihari Temple

The most beloved temple of Vrindavan, Banke Bihari, has no public morning Mangala Aarti except on Krishna Janmashtami; the day opens with the Shringar Aarti instead. For a deeper guide, see our banke bihari temple timings page and for special entry, our banke bihari vip darshan page.

Note: no public morning Mangala Aarti except on Krishna Janmashtami.

ISKCON (Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir)

The iskcon temple vrindavan keeps consistent timings year-round and follows the full traditional program, with the earliest Mangala Aarti of the major temples at 4:30 AM and a hugely popular evening Gaura Aarti.

Prem Mandir

The magnificent prem mandir vrindavan is famous for its evening fountain and light show; its open timings are about 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Sri Sri Radha Raman Temple

The ancient Radha Raman temple features a unique public early-morning Mangala Aarti; see our radha raman temple timings page for more. Its morning session ends early, by about 10:30 AM.

Shri Radha Vallabh Lal Ji Temple

The radha vallabh temple, one of the seven principal temples of Vrindavan, follows a full morning and evening track of aartis.

Sri Rangji Mandir

The grand South-Indian-style rangji temple vrindavan, built in the Dravidian tradition, keeps its own morning and evening aarti windows.

Shahji Temple

The beautiful Shahji Temple, known for its spiral marble pillars, follows separate summer and winter tracks; its morning darshan runs from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Shri Govind Dev Ji Mandir

The historic govind dev ji temple keeps long daily open hours, with its main public Sandhya Aarti in the evening.

Keshi Ghat (Yamuna Aarti)

On the banks of the sacred Yamuna, the evening Yamuna Aarti at Keshi Ghat is a beautiful riverside worship held daily around sunset.

So reach the ghat a little before sunset for the aarti. We present the sacred aarti of the Yamuna with the reverence of the tradition, held with faith and recounted with reverence.

How to plan your darshan around the aartis

The easiest way to use this schedule is to split the day into two tracks. In the morning, begin early with the pre-dawn aartis at ISKCON, Radha Raman or Govind Dev Ji, then take the Shringar darshan at Banke Bihari once it opens and fit in the nearby temples before the midday closing. Keep the afternoon for rest. In the evening, take the Sandhya aartis, the Prem Mandir fountain and light show and end with the Yamuna Aarti at Keshi Ghat. Our vrindavan mathura itinerary helps you shape the days and grouping temples by area keeps the walking short.

We arrange Vrindavan and Braj darshan planned around these aarti hours, with the transport, a route timed to catch the important aartis and avoid the afternoon closing and a knowledgeable local guide. A shared day tour starts from around ₹1,499 per person, with darshan free at the temples; our one-day vrindavan mathura tour covers a full day and our two-day mathura vrindavan tour the twin cities at an unhurried pace. Message me on WhatsApp at +91-7302265809 to plan a darshan built around the Vrindavan aarti schedule.

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