What are Bhadrachalam temple timings?

The temple opens at 4.30 am and closes at 9 pm, with a closure from 1 pm to 3 pm.

Is Bhadrachalam temple closed in the afternoon?

Yes. The Devasthanam lists the temple as closed from 1 pm to 3 pm.

How much is the special darshan ticket at Bhadrachalam?

Special Darshanam costs ₹100 for one person, from 7.30 am to 8 pm. Antaralaya Archana costs ₹300.

What time is Nitya Kalyanam at Bhadrachalam?

The seva page lists it at 9 am and the timings page shows it from 9.30 am to 11.30 am. The ticket costs ₹1,500.

How far is Bhadrachalam from Hyderabad?

About 298 km by road, roughly 4 h 5 min of driving.

Who built the Bhadrachalam temple?

The Devasthanam credits Kancherla Gopanna, known as Bhakta Ramadasu, who spent government revenue on the temple and was imprisoned for twelve years.

Bhadrachalam temple timings

Checked 2026-09-16 against the official sources below

Bhadrachalam temple timings run from 4.30 am, when the temple opens with Suprabhata Seva, to 9 pm, with the temple closed between 1 pm and 3 pm. The Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamy temple stands by the Godavari river in Telangana and is linked to the story of Bhakta Ramadasu. Below is the daily schedule published by the Devasthanam, the seva and darshan tickets, and how far it is from nearby cities.

Daily timings at Bhadrachalam

The Devasthanam’s timings page gives a single daily schedule. The temple opens at 4.30 am and Suprabhata Seva is performed until 5 am. Balabhogam, Nivedana and Sevakalam follow from 5.30 am to 7 am. Nitya Kalyanam is performed in the morning, Raja Bhogam is offered at 11.30 am, and the temple closes from 1 pm to 3 pm. It reopens for archana through the evening, Darbaru Seva is performed from 7 pm to 8 pm, and the temple closes at 9 pm after Pavalimpu Seva.

If you are driving in for the day, the afternoon closure matters most. Arrive in the morning, or plan your darshan for after 3 pm.

Time	What happens
04:30	Temple opens
04:30 to 05:00	Suprabhata Seva
05:30 to 07:00	Balabhogam, Nivedana, Sevakalam
08:30 to 09:30	Sahasra Naamarchana
08:30 to 11:00, 12:30 to 13:00, 15:00 to 20:30	Archana to the main deities
09:30 to 11:30	Nitya Kalyanam
11:30 to 12:00	Raja Bhogam
13:00 to 15:00	Temple closed
19:00 to 20:00	Darbaru Seva
20:30 to 21:00	Nivedana bhogam after Pavalimpu Seva
21:00	Temple closes

Darshan and seva tickets

The Devasthanam sells a Special Darshanam ticket at ₹100 for one person, valid from 7.30 am to 8 pm. Antaralaya Archana costs ₹300 for a single person or couple in the same hours. Sevas are booked on bhadradritemple.telangana.gov.in, and the Devasthanam lists the ones below for the main temple.

The seva page lists Nithya Kalyanam at 9 am, while the daily timings page shows it running from 9.30 am to 11.30 am. Report by 9 am if you have booked it.

Seva	Time	Price
Suprabhatham	04:30 (Sunday 04:00)	₹200, single
Abhishekam at Bhadruni Kovela	07:00, Monday to Saturday	₹100
Antaralaya Archana	07:30 to 20:00	₹300
Special Darshanam	07:30 to 20:00	₹100, single
Sahasra Namarchana	08:30	₹200
Nithya Kalyanam	09:00	₹1,500
Vendi Radha Seva	18:00	₹1,116
Alaya Chuttu Seva	19:00	₹500
Vahana Seva	19:00	₹1,000
Pavalimpu Seva	21:00	₹200, single

Weekly and special day sevas

On Sundays, Antharalaya Abhishekam is performed at 7 am for ₹1,500, and Suprabhatham starts earlier, at 4 am. From Tuesday to Saturday a ₹100 abhishekam is offered at 8 am to a different deity each day: Sri Anjaneya Swamy on Tuesday, Sri Ranganayaka Swamy on Wednesday, Sri Govindaraja Swamy on Thursday, Sri Lakshmi Tayaru Ammavari on Friday and Sri Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy on Saturday.

Friday has Sandhya Harathi at 6 pm (₹500). Saturday has Suvarna Tulasi Ashtothara Namarchana from 8.30 am to 11 am and Tulasimala Alankarana at 7 am. Sunday has Suvarna Pushpa Ashtothara Namarchana from 9 am to 11 am. Pattabhishekam is performed on Pushyami Nakshatram at 11 am, and Sudarshana Homam on Chitha Nakshatram at 9 am. Tulabharam is available daily from 7 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 8 pm for ₹100.

Bhakta Ramadasu and Sri Rama Navami

The temple is closely tied to Kancherla Gopanna, remembered as Bhakta Ramadasu. According to the Devasthanam, he was the nephew of Akkanna and Madanna and served as Tahsildar. He spent government revenue building the Rama temple and was imprisoned for twelve years for it. The Devasthanam records that Thanisha later ordered pearls and gems to be sent to Lord Rama and Seetha at the time of the Kalyanotsavam.

Sri Rama Navami, when the celestial wedding of Seetha and Rama is celebrated, is the temple’s biggest day and draws very large crowds. Expect the normal timings to change around the festival, and check the Devasthanam’s notifications before you travel.

Getting to Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam is in Telangana, by the Godavari. By road it is 298 km from Hyderabad, about 4 h 5 min of driving without stops, and 190 km from Vijayawada. Because the temple closes from 1 pm to 3 pm, leaving Hyderabad around 5 am puts you there for the late morning. The table shows the drive from other cities, calculated from OpenStreetMap routing.

From	Road distance	Drive time
Hyderabad	298 km	4 h 5 min
Bengaluru	807 km	10 h 5 min
Chennai	630 km	7 h 55 min
Vijayawada	190 km	2 h 15 min
Visakhapatnam	334 km	4 h 35 min
Kurnool	514 km	6 h 15 min

Sources

Temples change timings and rules during festivals and eclipses. Confirm on the trust’s website the week you travel. This site is independent and does not sell tickets or rooms.