Mooththavinayagar Temple

Mooththavinayagar 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 Mooththavinayagar Temple

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 Mooththavinayagar Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Jaffna (LK): about 29 km by road (23 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 209 km by road (167 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Trincomalee (LK): about 220 km by road (176 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 268 km by road (214 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Dambulla (LK): about 275 km by road (220 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Coordinates: 9.79789, 80.18522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mooththavinayagar Temple

• Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~15 km · Must-see
• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~31 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~31 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Jaffna Lagoon · beach · Kilinochchi · ~39 km · Must-see
• Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~48 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~61 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Limestone Caves of Jaffna · cave · Jaffna · ~6 km
• Selvasannidhi Temple, Thondamanaaru · temple · Jaffna · ~8 km · Highly rated
• Akkarai Beach · beach · Jaffna · ~8 km · Well liked

See everything within a day’s drive of Mooththavinayagar Temple

Other temples near Mooththavinayagar Temple

• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~61 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Murukandy Pillayar Kovil · temple · Mullaitivu · ~75 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~138 km · Must-see
• Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~138 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Kothandaramaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~139 km · Must-see
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• Sikkil Singaravaelar Temple · temple · Nagapattinam · ~143 km · Must-see

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