Kashi Vishwanath Sparsh Darshan: Timings, Booking & Full Pooja List

For many devotees, this is the darshan they specifically travel for — a closer, more personal moment with the deity than the general queue offers, even with a paid Sugam Darshan ticket.

When Sparsh Darshan Actually Runs

Unlike general or Sugam Darshan, which run more or less continuously through the day, Sparsh Darshan is confined to three specific windows:

Outside these three slots, touch-based darshan simply isn’t available, regardless of what ticket you’re holding. If your visit doesn’t line up with one of these windows, general Sugam Darshan is the fallback — see our complete Kashi Vishwanath guide for that schedule.

A note on temple hours: different guides list slightly different opening and closing times for this temple — some say 2:30 AM to 11:30 PM, others 3:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Hours shift often enough around festivals and crowd-management periods that neither figure should be treated as fixed. Check the exact hours for your travel date on the official portal instead.

Booking Sparsh Darshan

1. Go to the official Shri Kashi Vishwanath portal.
2. Register using your mobile number and email if you haven’t already.
3. Select the Sugam Darshan section, then choose Sparsh Darshan specifically from the menu.
4. Pick your preferred date and one of the three available time windows.
5. Enter visitor details — name, age, address, and mobile number.
6. Pay via UPI, debit card, or net banking, and confirm.

Book at least two days ahead where possible. Slots for this category are limited and tend to fill faster than general Sugam Darshan, given there are only three narrow windows across the entire day rather than continuous availability.

The Full Pooja List

Beyond Sparsh Darshan itself, the temple offers a wide range of poojas and rituals, each performed daily by the resident priests. This is the complete list devotees can request:

• Sanyasi Bhojan (Daily)
• Sanyasi Bhojan (Monday)
• Dainik Ratri Kalin Shringar (9:00 PM)
• Shravan Somvar Sanyasi Bhojan
• Purnima Shringaar (every full moon)
• Shraavan Somvar Shringaar
• Milk Abhishekam (5–21 litres)
• Milk Abhishekam (21–50 litres)
• Haud Bharai (large-scale milk offering, 580 litres)
• Akhand Deep (continuous lamp offering)
• Laksha Bilarvachan
• Bilarvachan
• Satyanarayan Katha
• Mahamrityunjaya Jap Puja (5 days, 7 priests)
• Mahamrityunjaya Jap Puja (1 day, 32 priests)

The two Mahamrityunjaya Jap variants are worth noting separately since they’re structured so differently — one spread across five days with a smaller group of priests, the other compressed into a single day with a much larger group. Which one suits you depends more on your travel timeline than on any difference in the ritual’s significance.

For exact pricing on any of these, the official portal or the temple helpdesk is your best bet — milk-based rituals especially can shift in price depending on quantity and season.

A Few Questions Devotees Ask

Is Sparsh Darshan available every day? Yes, but only within the three windows listed above — there’s no version of Kashi Vishwanath Sparsh Darshan that runs continuously through the day the way Sugam Darshan does.

Do I need a separate general darshan ticket too? No — Sparsh Darshan booking covers your entry for that slot specifically; you don’t need to stack it with a Sugam Darshan ticket for the same visit.

Can I request a specific pooja alongside Sparsh Darshan? Yes, though poojas are booked and scheduled separately from the darshan slot itself. Plan for both if you want a fuller ritual experience during your visit.

Getting the Rest of Your Visit Sorted

For darshan timings, the ₹300 Sugam Darshan process, and the full aarti schedule, our complete Kashi Vishwanath guide covers all of it in one place. For a closer look at how Sugam Darshan pricing works and what it actually includes, see our Sugam Darshan price breakdown.