Khatu Temple
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Shri Khatu Shyam Ji temple in Khatoo, Rajasthan

Khatu Shyam Ji: plan your darshan

Distances and routes from your city, darshan timings, mela and Ekadashi dates – everything you need before you set off for Khatoo in Rajasthan's Sikar district.

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LocationKhatoo, Sikar district, Rajasthan

Nearest stationRingas Junction · 17.2 km

Nearest airportJaipur International Airport · 93.5 km

DarshanWinter 5:30–21:00 · Summer 4:30–22:00

Today at Khatu 8 November 2026

Tithi at sunriseChaturdashi, Krishna PakshaAshwin

Sunrise and sunset06:43 · 17:40

Aarti times today (winter timetable)05:30 · 08:00 · 12:30 · 18:30 · 21:00

Next big dayShyam Baba Janmotsav and Kartik Mela20 November 2026 · in 12 days

Expected crowdVery busy

Who is Khatu Shyam

Devotees know him as Shyam Baba, Hare ka Sahara – the support of those who have lost. In the legend he is Barbarika, grandson of Bhima, a warrior with three infallible arrows who had vowed to fight for whichever side was losing. Before the Kurukshetra war Krishna, disguised as a Brahmin, asked for his head in charity. Barbarika gave it, and Krishna promised that in Kali Yuga he would be worshipped under Krishna's own name, Shyam.

Tradition says the head surfaced at Khatoo, at the spot that is now Shyam Kund, and that the first temple was raised in 1027 by Roop Singh Chauhan and his wife Narmada Kanwar. The building pilgrims enter today goes back to a reconstruction of 1720.

When it gets crowded

Khatu runs on the lunar calendar. Every Shukla Paksha Ekadashi brings a surge, and two dates tower over the rest: the Phalgun Lakhi Mela in February–March and Shyam Baba's birthday on Dev Uthani Ekadashi in November. During the eight-day mela of 2026 the temple committee counted more than 15 lakh visitors, over 3.5 lakh of them on Ekadashi alone. On those days expect outer parking, long barricaded queues and a walk of several kilometres. Our calendar lists every such day for the months ahead.

Shringar of Shyam Baba at the Khatu temple
Shringar of Shyam Baba at the Khatu temple · Photo: Dhruvi agarwal, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions and answers

Where is Khatu Shyam temple?
In Khatoo (Khatushyamji), a small town in the Danta Ramgarh tehsil of Sikar district, Rajasthan, PIN 332602. It is about 81 km by road from Jaipur and 17 km from Ringas.
Which is the nearest railway station to Khatu Shyam?
Ringas Junction, 17 km from the temple. Shared jeeps, buses and taxis wait outside the station; on mela days many devotees walk this stretch as the Nishan padyatra.
What are the darshan timings?
Roughly 5:30 am to 9 pm in winter and 4:30 am to 10 pm in summer, with a midday break on ordinary days. See the timings page for the aarti schedule and the closures announced for special seva.
Is this the official website of the temple?
No. This is an independent travel guide. The Shri Shyam Mandir Committee publishes its notices on shrishyammandir.com.