GIRIPRADHKSHANA ALL OVER INDIA

SOUTH INDIA

1. TIRUVANNAMALAI - ARUNACHALAM

Distance: 14 km | Time: 3-5 hours

Best Timing: Pournami night 4 PM to 4 AM next day. Starts after sunset

Regular days: 6 AM to 10 PM. Avoid 12-4 PM heat

Special: Karthika Deepam month = 10 lakh people

2. SIMHACHALAM - VISAKHAPATNAM 

Distance: 32 km | Time: 6-8 hours

Main Timing: Chaitra Sudha Tadiya 3 AM onwards - 1 day in year. ~March-April

Regular: Any day 5 AM to 6 PM. Start before sunrise

Temple Darshan: 6 AM to 9 PM

3. TIRUMALA - 7 HILLS

Distance: ∼22 km for all 7 hills | Time: 8-10 hours  

Timing: 3 AM to 8 PM. Srivari Mettu route opens 6 AM

Best: Weekdays to avoid crowd

4. PARVATHA MALAI - POLUR

Distance: 6 km trek + 3 km girivalam | Time: 5-6 hours

Timing: Pournami night 6 PM to 6 AM. Very tough, start only with group

OTHER STATES

5. GOVARDHAN - MATHURA, UP

Distance: 21 km | Time: 4-6 hours

Timing: 24 hours open. Best: 4 AM to 12 PM

Special: Ekadashi + Kartik month = huge crowd

6. NANDI HILLS - KARNATAKA

Distance: 8 km | Time: 3 hours

Timing: 6 AM to 6 PM. Gate closes by 7 PM

7. GIRNAR HILLS - GUJARAT

Distance: 10 km up + down | Time: 6-7 hours

Timing: 5 AM to 5 PM. 10,000 steps

Special: Lili Parikrama in November

8. KUMARAPARVATHA - COORG, KA

Distance: 14 km trek | Time: 7-8 hours

Timing: Forest entry 6 AM to 2 PM only

9. CHAMUNDI HILLS - MYSORE

Distance: 5 km | Time: 1.5 hours

Timing: 6 AM to 8 PM

10. KAILASH MANSAROVAR

Distance: 52 km | Time: 3 days

Timing: May to September only. Yatra season

GENERAL RULES FOR TIMING

Pournami/Full Moon: Start 5-6 PM, finish by 4 AM

Normal days: Start 4-6 AM, finish before 12 PM

Summer: Always start before 7 AM

Monsoon: Many hills closed due to landslides