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      The temple normally opens at about 6 A.M. in the morning and closes at 12 noon between which there are five darshans namely Mangalabhog, Balbhog,Shrinagarbhog. Gwalbhog and Rajbhog, during which there are three arti(Waving of lamp before the idol for removing evil effects) darshans namely, Mangla, Shringar, and Rajbhog. In the afternoon, it reopens at about 4-00 P.M. and closes at 7-00 P.M. and in between there are three daeshans namely, Usthapanbhog, Shayanbhog and Shayan. On full-moon days, special timings for darshan are published in local papers for the facility of the vaishnavas.

            Bhogs worth approximately rupees seven thousand per day are offered to the deity and are taken over by the sevaks (Priests) who supply the prasad to the pilgrims and devotees. For the facilities of the vaishnavas desireous of offering addinational bhogs to the deity except the scheduled one threr is provision in the Dakor Temple Scheme and accordingly Mahabhog, Rajbhog and additionl bhogs are offered to the deity. All that is offered to the deity becomes the ownership of the sevaks (Priests) for the day except Rajbhog which is the oldest bhog which vaishnavas can offer and receive as prasad through Dakor Sansthan Trust. This is the oldest bhog of the time when the deity shree Ranchhodraiji was installed in this temple i.e. when the pran Pratishtha was performed.

             About 35 temple festivals are celebrated every year. Amongst these the main festivals at Dakor are held on the Kartik, Falgun,Chaitra and Ashwin Purnimas (Full-moon).