The day's aarti times at the Ram Raja Temple — which season's schedule is running now, the next aarti today, and the royal worship behind the timings.
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Orchha is the one town where Ram is worshipped not as a distant god but as a living king, and the Ram Raja Temple keeps his day like a royal court — the same aartis, waking to sleeping, held for four centuries. These are the times the darbar opens and each aarti is offered, in the summer and winter schedules the temple keeps.
Saturday 4 July
Ram Raja Temple
Next aarti
Sandhya (evening) Aarti 20:00
in 23 min
Today follows the summer timings — roughly mid-February to mid-October (Phalgun to Kartik).
Orchha is the only place where Ram is worshipped as a reigning king rather than as a deity in a shrine, a tradition held since Queen Ganesh Kunwari brought the idol here in the 16th century and it refused to be moved. He keeps a king's routine — waking, a midday meal, an afternoon's rest and sleep — which is what the aarti times follow. Each day the Madhya Pradesh police give him an armed guard of honour, a royal salute; visitors most often see it at the evening (Sandhya) aarti.
The temple closes at midday
The temple keeps two sets of timings and switches between them with the season. Today’s is marked in effect.
roughly mid-February to mid-October (Phalgun to Kartik)
| Aarti | Time |
|---|---|
| Morning Aarti | 8:00 |
| Rajbhog AartiThe midday offering; the temple then closes for the afternoon while Ram rests. | 12:30 |
| Sandhya (evening) Aarti· guard of honour | 20:00 |
| Shayan (night) AartiThe last aarti, before the deity sleeps. | 22:30 |
roughly mid-October to mid-February (Kartik to Phalgun)
| Aarti | Time |
|---|---|
| Morning Aarti | 9:00 |
| Rajbhog AartiThe midday offering; the temple then closes for the afternoon while Ram rests. | 13:00 |
| Sandhya (evening) Aarti· guard of honour | 19:00 |
| Shayan (night) AartiThe last aarti, before the deity sleeps. | 21:30 |
Confirm the time at the temple
The midday and night aartis are each preceded by a short 'chik' — the curtain drawn while the offering is prepared — about fifteen to thirty minutes before. The times above are the aartis themselves.
The temple's biggest days are Vivah Panchami (Ram and Sita's wedding, in late November or December) and Ram Navami (Ram's birth, in spring). On these and other festivals the crowds and timings change — go early, and expect the bazaar around the temple to be full.
Source: Ram Raja Temple seasonal aarti schedule (Wikipedia), cross-checked against MP Tourism and Orchha visitor guides, checked 4 July 2026 (today).