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 Munnar (KL): about 13 km by road (10 km straight line) · directions · more places near Munnar
• From Kodaikanal (TN): about 75 km by road (60 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kodaikanal
• From Kochi (KL): about 99 km by road (79 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kochi
• From Palakkad (KL): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Palakkad
• From Alappuzha (KL): about 116 km by road (93 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha

Coordinates: 10.03330, 76.98556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Chithirapuram View Point · viewpoint · Idukki · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• 2nd Mile View Point · viewpoint · Idukki · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• The Blossom Hydel Park · park · Idukki · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tea Museum · museum · Idukki · ~12 km · Must-see
• Munnar · attraction · Idukki · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Munnar Hill Station · viewpoint · Idukki · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Government Botanical Garden Munnar · sanctuary · Idukki · ~14 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ponmudi Dam · lake · Idukki · ~14 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Munnar Rose Garden · sanctuary · Idukki · ~14 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Flora And Fauna Munnar Eco Park · sanctuary · Idukki · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rajamalai Hills Checkpost · viewpoint · Idukki · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Meenuliyanpara · viewpoint · Idukki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Eravikulam National Park · sanctuary · Idukki · ~17 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Lockhart Gap View · attraction · Idukki · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Valara Waterfalls · waterfall · Idukki · ~20 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mattupetty Dam · lake · Idukki · ~21 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Cheeyappara Waterfalls · waterfall · Idukki · ~22 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kattadikadavu View Point · viewpoint · Idukki · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ayyappa Temple

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• Sree Krishna Swami Temple · temple · Idukki · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Kovil · temple · Theni · ~58 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Aliyar Arivu Thirukovil | Temple · temple · Coimbatore · ~61 km · Highly rated · Must-see
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• Thirumoorthy Temple · temple · Tiruppur · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arulmigu Kuzhandhai Velappar Thirukkovil · temple · Dindigul · ~66 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mangaladevi Temple · temple · Theni · ~69 km · Must-see
• Valliyamkavu Sree Devi Temple · temple · Idukki · ~71 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kidangoor Sree Subramanyaswami Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~71 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Puthiyakavu Devi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~72 km · Must-see

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