Visiting Badar
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
- Cover your head (a cap or scarf is often handed out at the gate) and wear modest clothes.
- Take off your shoes before the courtyard or shrine.
- Avoid Friday midday prayers (Jumu’ah) if you are only visiting.
- Some dargahs have separate areas for women; follow the signs or ask the khadim.
Hours for this mosque or dargah are not listed yet; Mosques are open for the five daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between prayers. Dargahs are usually open from early morning until late night. Thursday evenings and the Urs (the saint’s anniversary festival) are the busiest. is typical for mosques & dargahs in India. Know them? Post an update.
Best time
Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest. Busiest friday prayers; ramzan nights; annual urs for dargahs. Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri packed · Sat light · Sun light.
Places to visit near Badar
All places near Irinjalakuda →Koodalmanikyam Sree Bharathan Temple
temple · 7 km
St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Cathedral
church · 9 km
Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple
temple · 13 km
Kanadi Kavu Sree Vishnumaya Kuttichathan Swamy Temple
temple · 14 km
Peringottukara Devasthanam Sree Vishnumaya Swami Temple
temple · 14 km
Kodungalloor Bagavathy Temple
temple · 15 km
How to reach Badar
From Thrissur
About 29 km by road (24 km straight line). Directions · places near Thrissur
From Kochi
About 57 km by road (46 km straight line). Directions · places near Kochi
From Palakkad
About 94 km by road (75 km straight line). Directions · places near Palakkad
Nearest towns with a guide: Irinjalakuda (8 km) · Thanniyam (13 km) · Kodungallur (14 km). Coordinates 10.32508, 76.15197. Road distances are estimates.
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Badar?
Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the timings of Badar?
Hours for Badar are not published here. Typical for mosques & dargahs in India: Mosques are open for the five daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between prayers. Dargahs are usually open from early morning until late night. Thursday evenings and the Urs (the saint’s anniversary festival) are the busiest. Check locally before a long trip, or see the latest visitor report on this page.
How far is Badar from Thrissur?
Badar is about 29 km by road from Thrissur (24 km straight line), 57 km from Kochi and 94 km from Palakkad. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Badar?
Nearby: Koodalmanikyam Sree Bharathan Temple (temple, 7 km), St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Cathedral (church, 9 km), Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple (temple, 13 km), Kanadi Kavu Sree Vishnumaya Kuttichathan Swamy Temple (temple, 14 km), Peringottukara Devasthanam Sree Vishnumaya Swami Temple (temple, 14 km), Kodungalloor Bagavathy Temple (temple, 15 km).
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