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Ayyappa Temple

Ayyappa Temple is a temple in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka.

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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

Coordinates: 12.97485, 77.65169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

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Frequently asked

How crowded is Ayyappa Temple today?

No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Ayyappa Temple yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Mandala season mid-November to mid-January.

What is the best time to visit Ayyappa Temple?

Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

How far is Ayyappa Temple from Bengaluru?

Ayyappa Temple is about 8 km by road from Bengaluru (6 km straight line), 40 km from Hosur and 88 km from Tumakuru. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.

What are the places to visit near Ayyappa Temple?

Nearby: Bengaluru Trekkers (trek, 1 km), Masjid-E-Ummul Hasnain, mosque (dargah, 2 km), Shivoham Shiva Temple (temple, 2 km), Shri Chokkanatha Swamy Temple (temple, 3 km), Shri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple (temple, 3 km), Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple (temple, 4 km).