Ayyappa Temple

Ayyappa 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 Ayyappa Temple

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

Busiest days: Mandala season mid-November to mid-January.

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 Ayyappa Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Munnar (KL): about 53 km by road (42 km straight line) · directions · more places near Munnar
• From Kodaikanal (TN): about 87 km by road (69 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kodaikanal
• From Alappuzha (KL): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
• From Kochi (KL): about 123 km by road (99 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kochi
• From Kollam (KL): about 135 km by road (108 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam

Coordinates: 9.71587, 77.14180. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Theni Tourism · attraction · Theni · ~19 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kuravan Kurathi Statue · attraction · Theni · ~19 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ramakkalmedu Viewpoint · viewpoint · Theni · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mangaladevi Temple · temple · Theni · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kalvari Mount Viewpoint · viewpoint · Idukki · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pattumala Velankanni Matha Church · church · Idukki · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Chathurangaparai View Point · viewpoint · Theni · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Idukki · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Idukki Dam · lake · Idukki · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hill View Park · viewpoint · Idukki · ~30 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ammachi Kottaram · attraction · Idukki · ~31 km · Must-see
• Valanjanganam Water Falls · waterfall · Idukki · ~31 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Thangalpara · attraction · Kottayam · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Karikadu View Point · viewpoint · Kottayam · ~35 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Uluppuni Top Station · viewpoint · Idukki · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ponmudi Dam · lake · Idukki · ~36 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Valliyamkavu Sree Devi Temple · temple · Idukki · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Periyar National Park · sanctuary · Idukki · ~37 km · Well liked · Must-see

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Other temples near Ayyappa Temple

• Mangaladevi Temple · temple · Theni · ~20 km · Must-see
• Valliyamkavu Sree Devi Temple · temple · Idukki · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Kovil · temple · Theni · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Puthiyakavu Devi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sree Krishna Swami Temple · temple · Idukki · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kadappattur Mahadeva Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~64 km · Must-see
• Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple · temple · Madurai · ~70 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Vaidyanatha swamy Temple · temple · Virudhunagar · ~73 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arulmigu Vaithiyanatha Swamy Temple, Madavarvalagam · temple · Virudhunagar · ~73 km · Must-see

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