Local favourite temple · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
shasthamkovil
shasthamkovil is a temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
shasthamkovil: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit shasthamkovil
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach shasthamkovil — distance from nearby cities
- From Thiruvananthapuram (KL): about 22 km by road (18 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thiruvananthapuram
- From Kollam (KL): about 78 km by road (62 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam
- From Kanyakumari (TN): about 93 km by road (74 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kanyakumari
- From Tirunelveli (TN): about 94 km by road (75 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirunelveli
- From Alappuzha (KL): about 163 km by road (131 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
Coordinates: 8.58206, 77.08523. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near shasthamkovil
- Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre · attraction · Thiruvananthapuram · ~10 km · Must-see
- Neyyar Dam Trivandrum · lake · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre · sanctuary · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Must-see
- Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Thiruvananthapuram · ~11 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Bonacaud · attraction · Thiruvananthapuram · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kanakakkunnu Palace · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~20 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Napier Museum · museum · Thiruvananthapuram · ~21 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Statue · attraction · Thiruvananthapuram · ~21 km · Must-see
- Lourdes Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Trivandrum · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Palayam Juma Masjid · dargah · Thiruvananthapuram · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Mary Queen of Peace Basilica · church · Thiruvananthapuram · ~22 km · Must-see
- Agasthyamala · viewpoint · Tirunelveli · ~23 km · Must-see
- East Fort · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~23 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Sreekanteswaram Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Madavoorpara Ancient Rock-cut Shiva Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~25 km · Well liked · Must-see
Other temples near shasthamkovil
- Sreekanteswaram Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~24 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Madavoorpara Ancient Rock-cut Shiva Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~25 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Parasurama Swami Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Karikkakom Sree Chamundi Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Chengal Maheswaram Shri Shiva Parvathi Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Aazhimala Shiva Temple · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~33 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Papanasa Swamy (Suriyan) Temple · temple · Tirunelveli · ~43 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Papanasanathar Sivan Koil · temple · Tirunelveli · ~43 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit shasthamkovil?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is shasthamkovil from Thiruvananthapuram?
shasthamkovil is about 22 km by road from Thiruvananthapuram (18 km straight line), 78 km from Kollam and 93 km from Kanyakumari. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near shasthamkovil?
Nearby: Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre (attraction, 10 km), Neyyar Dam Trivandrum (lake, 11 km), Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre (sanctuary, 11 km), Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary (sanctuary, 11 km), Bonacaud (attraction, 18 km), Kanakakkunnu Palace (fort, 20 km).