Sree Balamurugan Temple

Sree Balamurugan Temple: 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 Sree Balamurugan Temple

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Tuesdays; Skanda Shashti (Nov–Dec).

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 Sree Balamurugan Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Kollam (KL): about 50 km by road (40 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam
• From Thiruvananthapuram (KL): about 63 km by road (51 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thiruvananthapuram
• From Alappuzha (KL): about 113 km by road (90 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
• From Tirunelveli (TN): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirunelveli
• From Kanyakumari (TN): about 146 km by road (117 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kanyakumari

Coordinates: 8.97825, 76.96850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sree Balamurugan Temple

• Punalur Suspension Bridge · attraction · Kollam · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle View Point Chettukuzhy · viewpoint · Kollam · ~9 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ottakkal Lookout · viewpoint · Kollam · ~10 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kudukkathu Para · attraction · Kollam · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sri Kulathupuzha Bala Sastha Temple · temple · Kollam · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thirteenth Arch Bridge · attraction · Kollam · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jatayu Rock · attraction · Kollam · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jatayu Nature Park · viewpoint · Kollam · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aryankavu Ayyappan Temple · temple · Kollam · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Achankovil Sri Dharmasastha Temple · temple · Kollam · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple · temple · Kollam · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Palaruvi Waterfalls · waterfall · Kollam · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Muttara Hills. · temple · Kollam · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rosemala View Point · viewpoint · Kollam · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kumbhavurutty Falls · waterfall · Pathanamthitta · ~32 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Gundaru Dam · lake · Tenkasi · ~34 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ponmudi Hill Station · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ponmudi Hill Top, Vithura · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sree Balamurugan Temple

Other temples near Sree Balamurugan Temple

• Sri Kulathupuzha Bala Sastha Temple · temple · Kollam · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Aryankavu Ayyappan Temple · temple · Kollam · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Achankovil Sri Dharmasastha Temple · temple · Kollam · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple · temple · Kollam · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Muttara Hills. · temple · Kollam · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thirumalai Kumaraswamy Temple · temple · Tenkasi · ~36 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thiru Ilanji Kumarar Kovil · temple · Tenkasi · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thrikkovil Sreepadmanabhaswamy Temple · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple · temple · Kollam · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sivagiri Mutt · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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