Basara Aksharabhyasam Timings, Ticket cost, and Booking

Basara Temple Aksharabhyasam Timings, Cost and Pooja Dates

• Dress Code: Any decent outfit.
• Pooja Duration: 30 to 45 minutes
• Aksharabhyasam Age: 2 years 6 months and above.

Basara Aksharabhyasam procedure

• The priest will be running thru the Pooja process.
• Slate is to be placed on the floor
• Pour rice on the slate
• Place the slate pencil on the four sides of the slate.
• The priest keeps chanting the Mantras during the Pooja process.
• The devotees will now pour kumkum and then turmeric.
• In the end, the priest will place the child on the lap and hold the child’s hand to write the letters.
• Now, the devotees can have Darshan.
• Special Akshara Sreekaram devotees will have a quick darshan as Mantap is located right opp to the main deity.

Basara Aksharabhyasam Timings

• Morning Hours: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Afternoon Hours: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Pooja timings might change on special days due to the heavy crowds.

Best Days for Basara Aksharabhyasam

• Vasantha Panchami Day (Saraswathi Devi Birth star)
• Moola Nakshatra day during the Navaratri festival.
• Akshaya Tritiya.
• Ekadasi days
• Panchami days
• Vyasa Purnima (Guru Purnima)
• Karthika Purnima
• Bhishma Ekadasi
• Garuda Panchami
• Rushi Panchami
• Panchami Theertham (Nov month)
• Vaikunta Ekadasi
• Star and Time calculation based on the Janma Nakshatra

The crowd will be high on Vasantha Panchami Day so Aksharabhyasam (Akshara Sreekaram) might take 2 to 3 hours.

Basara Aksharabhyasam Ticket cost

• Akshara Sreekaram: Rs.100
• Special Akshara Sreekaram: Rs.1000

Two persons are allowed per ticket. Additional persons to pay Rs.100 each for the entry.

Basara Aksharabhyasam Pooja Benefits

• It is believed that the child will have a bright future
• The child will be blessed with good knowledge.
• No age restriction on the Aksharabhyasam
• Even school going children can perform Aksharabhyasam.

Aksharabhyasam Pooja Mandapam

• Special Akshara Sreekaram will be performed at the Mantap which is opp to the main deity
• Akshara Sreekaram is at the Mantap on the corner.
• Special Akshara Sreekaram Ticket cost includes Pooja articles cost as well.
• For Normal Akshara Sreekaram, Pooja articles have to purchase on their own.
• Pooja is performed to the group of devotees.

Required Pooja articles for the Aksharabhyasam

• Slate
• Slate pencils
• Notebook and Pen for the elders
• Rice (100 g)
• Kumkum
• Turmeric
• Two Garlands

Auspicious days for Aksharabhyasam

Month	Day	Date	Time
Apr 2024	Sunday	14Apr	8.47 a.m
–	Saturday	20Apr	11.14 a.m
May 2024	Sunday	12May	6.57 a.m
–	–	12May	9.48 a.m
–	–	12May	10.44 a.m
–	Monday	13May	9.44 a.m
–	Friday	17May	9.28 a.m
–	–	17May	10.24 a.m
–	Monday	20May	9.16 a.m
–	–	20May	10.12 a.m
Jun 2024	Sunday	9Jun	7.57 a.m
–	Monday	24Jun	7.55 a.m
–	Wednesday	26Jun	4.13 p.m
–	Sunday	30Jun	7.31 a.m
Jul 2024	Sunday	7Jul	7.04 a.m
–	Monday	8Jul	7.00 a.m
–	Monday	15Jul	6.32 a.m
–	Wednesday	17Jul	6.00 p.m
Oct 2024	Sunday	13Oct	1.47 a.m
–	Saturday	26Oct	8.13 a.m
Jan 2025	Wednesday	1Jan	3.38 a.m
–	Thursday	2Jan	2.05 a.m
–	Saturday	4Jan	3.26 a.m
–	Sunday	5Jan	3.21 a.m
–	Wednesday	15Jan	5.31 p.m
–	Saturday	18Jan	12.59 p.m
–	–	18Jan	5.19 p.m
Feb 2025	Sunday	9Feb	11.32 a.m
–	–	9Feb	1.01 p.m
Mar 2025	Wednesday	19Mar	10.31 a.m

Please check with your astrologer before planning for Aksharabhyasam (Akshara Sreekaram) at Basara.A

Basara Train Timings

Train Name	Train No	Basar (BSX) Arrival time
NSL NS Exp	17214	11:00 pm
Devagiri Exp	17057	2:30 pm
Ajanta Exp	17063	8:50 am
NRKR KCG Exp	17642	8:15 pm
Krishna Exp	17406	5:45 am
NED HYB Passenger	57564	7:45 am
NED TPTY Exp	07607	12:10 am
Nagawali SF Exp	20810	11:30 pm
NED VSKP SF Exp	20812	9:30 pm
AK KCG Exp	17640	8:15 pm
NSL NS Exp	17232	11:05 pm
NSL MAS Weekly Exp	16004	1:25 am
TIRUPATI Exp	17418	9:57 am
JP HYB Exp	17019	8:10 am