🔱 Maha Shivaratri Jatara is the temple's grandest annual festival — thousands gather for night-long darshan.🚩 Giri Pradakshina — the ~5 km barefoot circumambulation of Siddula Gutta — is performed by devotees of all ages.🕉ī¸ Darshan timings shown on this site are indicative — please confirm with the temple office before your visit.🔱 Maha Shivaratri Jatara is the temple's grandest annual festival — thousands gather for night-long darshan.🚩 Giri Pradakshina — the ~5 km barefoot circumambulation of Siddula Gutta — is performed by devotees of all ages.🕉ī¸ Darshan timings shown on this site are indicative — please confirm with the temple office before your visit.

Darshan & Timings

The daily rhythm of worship on Siddula Gutta — an indicative guide for your visit.

The temple has not published fixed darshan or pooja hours. The schedule below describes the usual flow of the day, not exact clock times.

Timings shown here are indicative only — please confirm the day's schedule with the temple office before you travel.

Daily Rhythm

Indicative Daily Darshan

A guide to how a typical day unfolds at the shrine. Exact times are not fixed — treat each window below as a rhythm, not a timetable.

  1. Morning

    Time to be confirmed

    From early morning

    The shrine opens for darshan in the early hours. Suprabhata seva, abhishekam to the Swayambhu lingam and archana are offered as devotees begin the climb up the hill.

  2. Midday

    Time to be confirmed

    Around noon

    Midday pooja and naivedyam are offered to the Lord. Darshan usually continues, though the sanctum may pause briefly through the afternoon.

  3. Evening

    Time to be confirmed

    Towards sunset

    Deeparadhana (the lamp offering) and the evening aarti fill the hilltop with light and the sound of bells — a favoured hour for a peaceful darshan.

  4. Night

    Time to be confirmed

    Closes by night

    After the final darshan the shrine closes for the night. On festival days such as Maha Shivaratri it instead stays open through the night for jagarana.

These phases are approximate. The dashed “— : —” marks a time we cannot yet confirm; please check with the temple office.

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Giri Pradakshina

Devotees of all ages perform the Giri Pradakshina — a barefoot circumambulation of roughly 5 km around the sacred hill. Footwear is set aside, and the path is walked as a living prayer, most of all on festival days.

Festival Days

On Maha Shivaratri

The Maha Shivaratri Jatara is the temple's flagship festival. Through the night the hill sees continuous darshan and jagarana, and the crowds are at their heaviest — plan for long queues, extra travel time, and a schedule very different from an ordinary day.

Good to Know

Before You Visit

It's a hilltop climb

Reaching the sanctum means climbing steps and rocky stretches. Wear comfortable footwear for the ascent — it is removed at the shrine and for the pradakshina.

Carry water

Carry drinking water and go slow, especially in summer — there is climbing and open sun on the way up.

Barefoot for pradakshina

Footwear is removed for the Giri Pradakshina. The barefoot path suits an unhurried, prayerful pace.

Confirm before you go

For a calmer darshan, mornings and non-festival days are gentler. Always confirm the day's timings with the temple office before setting out.

Darshan, pooja and seva timings on this page are indicative and unofficial. Kindly reconfirm with the temple office before planning your trip.