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 Alappuzha (KL): about 24 km by road (19 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
• From Kochi (KL): about 71 km by road (57 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kochi
• From Kollam (KL): about 83 km by road (66 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam
• From Munnar (KL): about 113 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Munnar
• From Thiruvananthapuram (KL): about 145 km by road (116 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thiruvananthapuram

Coordinates: 9.47843, 76.51289. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Municipal Park | Changanasserry · park · Kottayam · ~5 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Syro Malabar Metropolitan Cathedral · church · Kottayam · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St.Marys metropolitan church · church · Kottayam · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sree Subramanya Swami Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Panachikkadu Dakshina Mookambi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Mary's Syro Malabar Forane Church (Valiyapally) · church · Alappuzha · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Malarikkal sunrise View Point · viewpoint · Kottayam · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St George Orthodox Church · church · Kottayam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - MOSC Headquarters, Devalokam · church · Kottayam · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thirunakkara Sree Mahadeva Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Vallabha Temple · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Taliyil Sri Mahadevi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kottayam Cheriapally · church · Kottayam · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Vimalagiri Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Cathedral · church · Kottayam · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thazhathangady Juma Masjid · dargah · Kottayam · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Niranam St. Mary's Orthodox Church · church · Pathanamthitta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Manarcad Church · church · Kottayam · ~20 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Church · church · Kottayam · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ayyappa Temple

Other temples near Ayyappa Temple

• Sree Subramanya Swami Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Panachikkadu Dakshina Mookambi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thirunakkara Sree Mahadeva Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Vallabha Temple · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Taliyil Sri Mahadevi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parippu Sree Mahadeva Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kumaranalloor Devi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple · temple · Alappuzha · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple · temple · Alappuzha · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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