Co Arakkar Kovil

Co Arakkar Kovil: 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 Co Arakkar Kovil

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 Co Arakkar Kovil — distance from nearby cities

• From Batticaloa (LK): about 55 km by road (44 km straight line) · directions · more places near Batticaloa
• From Arugam Bay (LK): about 73 km by road (58 km straight line) · directions · more places near Arugam Bay
• From Ella (LK): about 126 km by road (101 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Polonnaruwa (LK): about 136 km by road (108 km straight line) · directions · more places near Polonnaruwa
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 152 km by road (122 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya

Coordinates: 7.36287, 81.81243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Co Arakkar Kovil

• ஸ்ரீ சிந்தாயாத்திரைப் பிள்ளையார் ஆலயம் · temple · Ampara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Oluvil Lighthouse · beach · Ampara · ~13 km · Must-see
• Batticaloa Ghandi Park · park · Batticaloa · ~51 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Pottuvil Mudhumaha Viharai · Buddhist site · Ampara · ~69 km · Must-see
• Muhudu Maha Viharaya - Archaeological Site · Buddhist site · Ampara · ~69 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nintavur Beach · beach · Ampara · ~7 km · Well liked
• Kalmunai Beach · beach · Ampara · ~8 km · Well liked
• Deegawapi Raja Maha Vihara · Buddhist site · Ampara · ~12 km · Highly rated
• Buddhangala Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Ampara · ~16 km · Highly rated
• Suyampulinga Pillayar Temple · temple · Batticaloa · ~26 km · Highly rated
• Lake Aura · lake · Ampara · ~28 km · Well liked
• Himidurawa Bund / Mini Waterfall · waterfall · Ampara · ~29 km · Well liked
• Rajagala Buddhist Archaeological Site · Buddhist site · Ampara · ~32 km · Highly rated
• Periya Kulam · lake · Ampara · ~35 km
• Kokkaddicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple · temple · Batticaloa · ~37 km · Highly rated
• Heritage Museum · museum · Batticaloa · ~45 km · Well liked
• Kattankudy Beach · beach · Batticaloa · ~46 km · Well liked
• Al-Aqsa Grand Jumma Masjid · dargah · Batticaloa · ~46 km · Highly rated

See everything within a day’s drive of Co Arakkar Kovil

Other temples near Co Arakkar Kovil

• ஸ்ரீ சிந்தாயாத்திரைப் பிள்ளையார் ஆலயம் · temple · Ampara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sellakatharagama Purana Ganapati Kovil · temple · Monaragala · ~147 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya · temple · Monaragala · ~147 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Suyampulinga Pillayar Temple · temple · Batticaloa · ~26 km · Highly rated
• Kokkaddicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple · temple · Batticaloa · ~37 km · Highly rated
• Sri Mamangeswarar Kovil · temple · Batticaloa · ~54 km · Highly rated
• Goddess Lakshmi Shrine · temple · Monaragala · ~147 km · Well liked
• Kaali Kovill Sammanthurai · temple · Ampara · ~1 km
• Valipattu Pillayar Temple · temple · Ampara · ~3 km
• வீரமுனை ஸ்ரீ கண்ணகி அம்மன் ஆலயம் · temple · Ampara · ~3 km

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