Nakshatra Pushpanjali
Flower offering in the name of a birth star. One of the two vazhipadu highlighted on the present official site.
Nada opens at 4:00 AM
Darshan & pooja
Daily rhythm
When the temple is open
Morning session 4:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Evening session 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Guruthy follows the night closing. Festival days and special nivedyam can shift the clock — ask at the counter when you arrive.
Tuesdays, Fridays, and the Sabarimala season are the busiest. A head bath before darshan is the usual custom.
| Time | Ritual |
|---|---|
| Temple opens | |
| Malar Nivedyam | |
| Usha Nivedyam | |
| Pantheeradi Nivedyam | |
| Pantheeradi Pooja | |
| Ucha Nivedyam | |
| Ucha Pooja | |
| Nada closes | |
| Nada reopens | |
| Deeparadhana | |
| Athazha Nivedyam | |
| Athazha Pooja | |
| Nada closes | |
| Guruthy Pooja |
From the official temple timing page and the e-Kshetra listing that mirrors it.
Vazhipadu
Offerings
Guruthy
The night offering associated with Bhadrakali. Performed after the nada closes. Book ahead on crowded days.
Archana & Rektha Pushpanjali
Name-and-star archana, and the red-flower offering used in this Shakta house.
Turmeric, pepper, anklet
Common festival offerings include turmeric, pepper, coconut, and — remembering Kannagi — an anklet. Vysoori is offered turmeric and rice bran.
Book a pooja
Send a vazhipadu request
This form collects your request for the temple office. For the existing online counter, you may also use the official booking page. Book special vazhipadu at least five days ahead when you can.
Before you enter
Dress and custom
Dress
Men: mundu or veshti. Women: sari, set mundu, or salwar kameez with dupatta. This is the custom reported by devotees; the counter will guide you if you are unsure.
Photography
No photographs inside the temple. The images on this site are of the outer courtyard, festivals in the open, or paintings of legend — never a camera in the sanctum.
The day
At different hours she is worshipped as Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Durga-Kannagi. If you can, stay for Deeparadhana. Do not treat Bharani as a spectacle; it is worship, even when it is loud.