Temple Darshan, Pooja and Sevas Information Infoirmation Website Basara Temple Aksharabhyasam Timings, Cost and Pooja Dates
Dress Code: Any decent outfit.
Pooja Duration: 30 to 45 mins
Aksharabhyasam Age: 2 years 6 months and above.
Basara Aksharabhyasam procedure
- The priest will be running thru the Pooja process.
- Slate 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.
- Now the devotees will pour Kumkum followed by 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.
Please call @ 85000 85151 for more details.
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 gm
- Kumkum
- Turmeric
- Two Garlands
Pooja articles can be purchased at the temple premises.
Auspicious Dates for Aksharabhyasam / Vidyarambham in 2023 and 2024
| Month | Date | Timings |
| Apr 2023 | 27Apr | 7.58 am onwards |
| May 2023 | 14May | 9.41 am onwards |
| – | 22May | 9.11 am onwards |
| – | 25May | 8.59 am onwards |
| – | 31May | 7.26 am onwards |
| Sep 2023 | 9Sep | 11.20 am |
| – | 10Sep | 11.17 am |
| – | 16Sep | 10.53 am |
| – | 24Sep | 10.21 am |
| – | 25Sep | 10.17 am |
| Oct 2023 | 21Oct | 8.36 am |
| Nov 2023 | 22Nov | 9.40 am |
| Feb 2024 | 21Feb | 10.47 am |
| Mar 2024 | 21Mar | 8.52 am |
| Apr 2024 | 1Apr | 9.38 am |
| Month | Date | Muhurtham Timings |
| MAY 2022 | 6 MAY | 7.22 AM |
| – | 8 MAY | 7.14 AM |
| – | 11MAY | 7.02 AM |
| JUN 2022 | 1JUN | 9.26 AM |
| AUG 2022 | 21AUG | – |
| DEC 2022 | 3DEC | – |
| – | 9DEC | – |
| – | 15DEC | 8.08 AM |
| – | 29DEC | 11.49 AM |
| JAN 2023 | 12JAN | 10.54 AM |
| – | 14JAN | 10.46 AM |
| FEB 2023 | 8FEB | 9.06 AM |
| – | 8FEB | 3.57 PM |
| – | 10FEB | 3.49 PM |
| – | 22FEB | – |
| – | 24FEB | – |
| MAR 2023 | 1MAR | – |
| – | 2MAR | 7.39 AM |
| – | 3MAR | – |
Best Days for Aksharabhyasam in 2020 and 2021
| Month | Day | Timings |
| Mar 2020 | 4Mar | 9:59 am |
| – | 5Mar | 9:55 am |
| – | 12Mar | 9:25 am |
| Month | Day | Timings |
| Apr 2020 | 3Apr* | 8:01 am |
| – | 5Apr | 7:53 am, 9:22 am |
| – | 9Apr | 7:37 am |
| – | 16Apr | 8:38 am |
| – | 18Apr | 8:31 am |
| May | 6May | 7:20 am |
| Sep | 19Sep | 10:38 am |
| Oct | 22Sep | 11:39 am |
| – | 29Oct | 11:11 am |
| Nov | 16Nov | 10:00 am |
| – | 18Nov | 9:56 am |
| Dec | 24Dec | 11:22 am |
| Jan 2021 | 3Jan | 10:32 am |
Auspicious dates in 2021 and 2022 for Aksharabhyasam at Basara
| Month | Date | Muhurtham Timings |
| May 2021 | 22May | 5.35 AM |
| – | 28May | 2.24 AM |
| Jun 2021 | 12Jun | 1.25 AM |
| – | 17Jun | 1.05 AM |
| – | 27Jun | 3.13 AM |
| Jul 2021 | 14Jul | 9.45 AM |
| – | 25Jul | 10.36 AM |
| Aug 2021 | 12Aug | 4.19 PM |
| Oct 2021 | 15Oct | 1.56 AM |
| – | 27Oct | 3.13 AM |
| – | 31Oct | 11.04 AM |
| – | 31Oct | 2.58 AM |
| Nov 2021 | 14Nov | 2.03 AM |
| – | 17Nov | 9.57 AM |
| – | 22Nov | 9.38 AM |
| Dec 2021 | 5Dec | 1.23 AM |
| – | 8Dec | 1.12 AM |
| Jan 2022 | 27Jan | 9.10 AM |
| Feb 2022 | 3Feb | 8.42 AM |
| – | 7Feb | 9.09 AM |
| – | 7Feb | 11.40 AM |
| – | 11Feb | 8.10 AM |
| – | 12Feb | 8.49 AM |
| – | 12Feb | 11.20 AM |
| – | 14Feb | 11.12 AM |
| – | 18Feb | 8.25 AM |
| Ma 2022 | – | – |
Please check with your astrologer before planning for Aksharabhyasam (Akshara Sreekaram) at Basara.
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 |