Aiyanar Temple

Aiyanar 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 Aiyanar 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 Aiyanar Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Jaffna (LK): about 15 km by road (12 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 207 km by road (165 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Trincomalee (LK): about 227 km by road (181 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 274 km by road (219 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Coordinates: 9.75878, 80.06411. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Aiyanar Temple

• Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jaffna Lagoon · beach · Kilinochchi · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~44 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nilavarai, Natural underground water well · fort · Jaffna · ~3 km · Well liked
• Thellippalai Sri Durga Devi Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~5 km · Highly rated

See everything within a day’s drive of Aiyanar Temple

Other temples near Aiyanar Temple

• Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~44 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Murukandy Pillayar Kovil · temple · Mullaitivu · ~79 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~121 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Kothandaramaswamy Temple · temple · Ramanathapuram · ~122 km · Must-see
• Sri Agneeswarar Pongu Saniswarar Temple Thirukollikadu Tamil Nadu · temple · Thiruvarur · ~138 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sikkil Singaravaelar Temple · temple · Nagapattinam · ~143 km · Must-see

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