Summary
It will close at 10 p.m., a half‑hour earlier than before.
All the daily prayers and meals have new times to fit the autumn season.
The new schedule starts on November 1.
Key Points
4 points1
Opening time moved from 3:45 a.m. to 4 a.m.
2
Closing time moved from 10:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
3
Morning Mangala Aarti begins at 4:30 a.m., followed by other rituals.
4
Changes are made because evenings are longer in the autumn.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsdarshan
seeing the holy statue
aarti
a prayer with lights and songs
bhog
food offered to the deity
abhishek
ritual of pouring water on the statue
shringar
decorating the statue
naivedya
food given to the god after prayers
seasonal
related to the time of year
ritual
a special ceremony
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