Madurai Temple Timings

Madurai Temple Timings, Pooja, Opening and Closing Hours

  • The crowd will be high on Fri, Sat, Sun and Festival days.
  • Dress Code: Any decent outfit.
  • Darshan Duration: 45 – 60 mins.
  • Special Entry Darshan Ticket: Rs.100 per person.

Madurai Temple Timings

S.NoTimingsPooja / Darshan
14:30 amTemple Opening Hours
24:30 am – 5:15 amMaalai Pooja
35:00 am – 6:00 amThiruvanandal Pooja
46:30 am – 7:15 amVizha Pooja
56:30 am – 7:15 amKalasandhi Pooja
67:15 am  – 10:30 amDarshan
710:30 am – 11:15 amThrukalasandhi pooja
810:30 am – 11:15 amUchikkala Pooja (Noon Pooja)
911:15 am – 12:30 pmDarshan
1012:30 pm – 4:00 pmTemple remains closed
114:00 pmTemple reopens
124:30 pm – 7:30 pmDarshan
137:30 pm – 8:15 pmArdhajama Pooja (Night Pooja)
148:15 pm – 9:30 pmDarshan
159:30 pm – 10:00 pmPalliarai pooja
1610:00 pmTemple Closing Hours

Madurai Temple Darshan Timings

  • Morning Hours: 6:00 am to 12:30 pm
  • Evening Hours: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Temple will be crowded on Sat, Sun, Fri, Nov, Dec, May, Jun and Navaratri festival days.

How to reach Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple?

By Air

  1. Madurai Airport is connected with major cities.
  2. Temple is 11 km away.

By Train

  1. Madurai is well connected with all parts of India. Direct trains available from all major cities.

By Road

  1. Direct buses to Madurai will be running from Chennai at high frequency.

50 comments

  1. Vedantam lakshminarayana

    Namaskara.

  2. Marriage of meenachi Amman temple what proofs

  3. Me and my wife will be there on 16.3.2018.Would like to perform one seva / pooja in the morning Paid pooja pl. advise.

  4. Is there a Perumal Sannathi inside Meenakshi AmmanTemple

  5. Any special darshan tickets

  6. For special darshan, any dress code is there. Do we’ve to wear traditional dress compulsarilly??

  7. MILES W. COSTANZA

    can a foreigner be permitted to enter the temple ?

    • HI Sir/Madam,

      yes allowed you can plan no issues for more details you can contact at 9393939510

      Thanks

  8. Hi sir
    Any accommodation available by devastanam?

    • HI Sir,

      need to check for which date and for how many members sir for more details you can contact at 9393939510

      Thanks

  9. any special rudrabhishek puja can be booked

    • HI Sir/Madam,

      You can get the tickets on arrival at temple counter there is no advance bookings

      Thanks

  10. hello
    this is venkatesh from nellore.what is the darshnam timings in madurai and how many hours

    • Dear Sir/Madam,
      from 4. 30 am to 10 pm temple is opened and it takes 1-2 hours for darshan
      Thank you.

  11. Rudra abhishekam details are not found in pooja schedule.Please provide the same which is beneficial to all devotees

  12. Sir can we watch the pooja of goddess Meenakshi from 4.30am to 7.15 am inside the temple?and which seva can we offer to amma meenakshi in that time

    • Dear Sir/Madam,
      yes you can have the darshan from 4.30 am and maalai pooja , tiruvanandal pooja and viza pooja will be perfomed in that time.
      Thank you.

  13. Hello,of I reach madurai at 4 am,can I visit meenakshi temple in the morning and then go to rameshwaram n return back to bangalore in same day?? is this schedule possible?pls reply

  14. Dear Krishnaji, at what time I can pay Darshan in Evening or night

    • Dear Sir/Madam,
      You can have darshan from 4.30 am to 10 pm and from 12.30 pm to 4 pm its closed.
      Thank you.

  15. any special darshan facility available ?

  16. Hi,
    This is k.a.Rao
    my question is there any special entry charges for the Darshan???
    also want to know that what is time for annadanam counter????

  17. Sir what is the closing time today. I am on the way to Madurai. Approximately 9:10 pm to reach madurai is it possible to darshan today

  18. Me and my family reach madurai 5am.. what time we can to enter the meenakshi temple…

  19. Hi Sir, we may reach Madurai by 11:30 AM.. So we can go for darshan before 12:30 PM and can be inside temple after 12:30 PM to see all other gods except Meenakshi amman ? Or Full temple itself closes at 12:30 PM?

  20. Tomorrow open/closing time of temple…

  21. Shailaja Buddavarapu

    Is the temple closed from 12.30pm to 4pm on sundays also. Please let us know

  22. Sir indru 12.30 maniku mel tharisanam peralama?

  23. Temple will close at afternoon section??