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 Ballari (KA): about 4 km by road (3 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ballari
• From Hampi (KA): about 71 km by road (57 km straight line) · directions · more places near Hampi
• From Anantapur (AP): about 108 km by road (87 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anantapur
• From Davangere (KA): about 167 km by road (134 km straight line) · directions · more places near Davangere
• From Kurnool (AP): about 174 km by road (139 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kurnool

Coordinates: 15.14220, 76.94953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Kanaka Durgamma Temple · fort · Ballari · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Kumaraswamy Temple · temple · Ballari · ~55 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy Vari Temple · temple · Anantapur · ~60 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple · temple · Anantapur · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ancient Shri Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~67 km · Highly rated · Must-see
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Other temples near Ayyappa Temple

• Shri Kumaraswamy Temple · temple · Ballari · ~55 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy Vari Temple · temple · Anantapur · ~60 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple · temple · Anantapur · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ancient Shri Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~67 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Navabrindavana · temple · Koppal · ~68 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hazara Raama Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~69 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ancient Shree Vijaya Vitthala Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~69 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Underground Shiva Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~70 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Anjanadri Betta (Koppal) · temple · Koppal · ~71 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Virupaksha Temple · temple · Vijayanagara · ~71 km · Must-see

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