Visiting

Sri Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple

Everything a visitor needs before setting out: when the sanctum is open, what may be offered, when the great festivals fall, how to get up the hill — and what else is worth seeing once you are here.

Plan your visit

Where would you like to start?

Each page below is short and stands on its own — go straight to the one you came for.

Darshana Timings

When the sanctum opens, closes and rests

Sevas & Offerings

What may be offered, and what each seva asks

Festival Calendar

Vairamudi, Rajamudi and the rest of the year

Getting Here

Routes, distances and the address

Facilities

What you will find on the hill, and what to bring

Around Melukote

The hill temple, the tanks, Raya Gopura and Thonnur

Before you set out

Hours, and where to find us

Darshana hours

Morning: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Evening: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Night: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Weekday hours, and the sanctum is shut between the sessions. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays run a little longer — the full timings have both, and the hilltop Yoga Narasimha temple keeps its own.

Timings can change on festival days and public holidays — please telephone to confirm.

Full timings +91 94480 42853

Where to find us

#3, Raja Street
Opposite Sri Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
Sri Kshetra Melukote
Mandya District, Karnataka 571431

Routes and travel times Open in Maps

In pictures

The sanctum, and the pooja mandira

Select any photograph to see it full size.