वर्णीवेष रमणीयदर्शनं मन्दहासरुचिराननाम्बुजम् ।
पूजितं सुरनरोत्तमैर्मुदा धर्मनंदनमहं विचिन्तये ॥

श्री नीलकंठधाम

ॐ श्री स्वामिनारायणाय नमः
॥ नीलकंठ तमारो जय जय हो ॥ ॥ मारा वाला तमारो जय जय हो ॥ ॥ वर्णीराज तमारो जय जय हो ॥ ॥ मारा वाला तमारो जय जय हो ॥ ॥ जय नीलकंठ ॥ ॥ जय वर्णीन्द्र ॥
Video Darshan

Darshan that feels alive

Morning aarti, seva, yatra and the quiet movement of devotees — one flowing glimpse of the dham.

Morning Mangal Aarti
Afternoon Rajbhog Darshan
Evening Nagar Yatra
Nilkanth Varni — the young walking ascetic
Bal Nilkanth Varni · Vanvicharan
Divine Tapasya

Nilkanth Varni's Vanvicharan — a divine journey of tapa

Nilkanth Varni's vanvicharan was not merely a journey; it was a divine saga of renunciation, tapa and the welfare of all beings.

Begun in childhood, this sacred pad-yatra illumined Bharat with spiritual light and awakened devotion in countless hearts.

Key dimensions of the divine journey

11

Years of age

Renounced worldly life in childhood.

7

Years of vanvicharan

Unbroken tapa, sadhana and spiritual travel.

12,000+

Km journey

Sacred footsteps across mountains, forests and tirthas.

168

Holy tirthas

Darshan of rishis and saints.

1

Divine sankalp

Dedicated to the welfare of all beings.

Even today, this experience offers devotees the message of bhakti, vairagya and inner peace.

Sacred Numbers

The math of devotion

108
गौमुख
Gaumukh

Sacred cow-mouths pouring Narmada water — one for each name of the Lord.

108
एकड़
Acres

The temple campus is spread across 108 acres on the sacred banks of the Narmada.

24
अवतार
Avatars

Of Lord Narayan, from Matsya to Kalki, around the third pradakshina.

12,000km
पैदल
On Foot

The young Varni's pilgrimage — from Ayodhya to Kailash to Kanyakumari.

40L
सरोवर
Litres of Narmada

Held in the stone mirror of the Nilkanth Sarovar — the river inside the temple.

Shri Nilkanth Varnindra Bhagwan
● Live Darshan

Streaming daily · 6:00 AM onwards

Today's Aarti & Darshan

  • 6:00 AM Mangal Aarti मंगल आरती
  • 6:20 AM Abhisheka अभिषेक
  • 7:00 AM Rajopchar Poojan राजोपचार
  • 11:05 AM Rajbhog Aarti राजभोग आरती
  • 4:30 PM Jal Yatra जल यात्रा
  • 6:00 PM Nagar Yatra नगर यात्रा
  • 7:00 PM Maha Aarti (Niranjan) महा आरती
  • 8:30 PM Shayan Aarti शयन आरती

Mandir darshan open daily 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM

Seva · Pooja · Arpan

Be part of a living seva

Every poojan, every anna-daan, every diya — a shared offering. Sponsor a rite that will be performed at the temple, in your name.

Abhishek Labh

कलश पूजन · प्रातः ६:०० बजे

Personally participate in the morning yajna — bathing the deity in milk, honey and Narmada water.

2,500
Offer

Rajbhog Thal

राजभोग थाल

Sponsor the midday royal offering of thirty-six dishes to the Lord, in your family's name.

5,100
Offer

Gau Seva

गौ पूजन · नित्य सेवा

Personally perform the puja of a Gir gau mata at our 200-strong Gaudham — flowers, tilak, sweets.

From ₹100
Offer

Brahm Bhojan

संस्कृत गुरुकुल · विद्यार्थी भोजन

Feed a day's meals to the Sanskrit Gurukul students — the future-scholars of the Vedas and dharma.

5,100
Offer
Today's Vachanamrut

માટે અમે એમ વિચારીને પરમેશ્વરની ઉપાસના રહેવા સારુ ત્યાગનો પક્ષ મોળો કરીને ભગવાનનાં મંદિર કરાવ્યાં છે. તેમાં જો થોડો ત્યાગ રહેશે તોપણ ઉપાસના રહેશે, તો તેણે કરીને ઘણાક જીવનાં કલ્યાણ થશે.

ભગવાન શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ

(વચનામૃત ગઢડા મધ્ય પ્રકરણ - 27)
A peacock from the Rasleela Udyan
Thematic Gardens

Gardens made of leela

रासलीला उद्यान · नीलकंठ लीला उद्यान

Around the temple, two sprawling gardens retell the leelas of Krishna and Nilkanth Varni. Peacocks roam between murti-tableaus of Kaliya-daman, Gopi-talab and Lord Ram. A pilgrimage you do slowly, on foot, under the trees.

Walk the Gardens
The Sacred Ecosystem

One temple, many shrines of service

Around the main mandir stands a living ecosystem — a gurukul, a gaushala, a guest house, restaurants, a cultural pradarshani, satsang spaces and mahotsavs. Each one carries the bhava forward.

Shri Nilkanthdham Temple
Plan your yatra

The temple is open — so is the road.

Nilkanthdham sits on the Narmada between Chanod-Karnali and the Statue of Unity. Road, rail and river all lead here.

  • Darshan timings

    6:00 AM — 8:30 PMDaily · every day of the year

  • Location

    Poicha · District VadodaraGujarat, India · 391140

  • Entry

    All are welcomedCultural Exhibition · ₹100 — ₹200

  • Parking

    Ample · shadedBike ₹10 · Car ₹50 · Bus ₹200

The Sacred Neighbourhood

Tirths near Nilkanthdham

The banks of the Narmada are studded with old, living sites. Make your yatra a circuit.

Murli Sangam

मुरली संगम

The meeting place of two holy streams.

0.5 km

Chanod-Karnali

चाणोद-करनाली

Sangam of the Narmada with three streams.

12 km

Kuber Bhandari

कुबेर भंडारी

Shaivite shrine of treasure & prosperity.

1.5 km by boat · 18 km by car

Hanumanteshwar

हनुमंतेश्वर

An ancient Hanuman shrine on the Narmada.

5 km

Jambhuvan Tirth

जाम्बुवान हनुमानजी

A Hanuman Maharaj tirth connected with the dham.

At Poicha Village

Vyas Bet

व्यास बेट

Where Ved Vyas is said to have composed.

14 km

Statue of Unity

सरदार सरोवर

The world's tallest statue · Sardar Sarovar.

39 km
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