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 34 km by road (28 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 116 km by road (93 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kochi
• From Alappuzha (KL): about 116 km by road (93 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
• From Madurai (TN): about 139 km by road (111 km straight line) · directions · more places near Madurai

Coordinates: 9.84591, 77.10978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Kalvari Mount Viewpoint · viewpoint · Idukki · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Chathurangaparai View Point · viewpoint · Theni · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ponmudi Dam · lake · Idukki · ~17 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Idukki Dam · lake · Idukki · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kuravan Kurathi Statue · attraction · Theni · ~19 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ramakkalmedu Viewpoint · viewpoint · Theni · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hill View Park · viewpoint · Idukki · ~20 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Idukki · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lockhart Gap View · attraction · Idukki · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mathikettan Shola National Park · sanctuary · Idukki · ~27 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Theni Tourism · attraction · Theni · ~28 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Chithirapuram View Point · viewpoint · Idukki · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• 2nd Mile View Point · viewpoint · Idukki · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• The Blossom Hydel Park · park · Idukki · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bodimettu View Point · viewpoint · Theni · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bodi Hill West Forest · viewpoint · Theni · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Government Botanical Garden Munnar · sanctuary · Idukki · ~33 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Uluppuni Top Station · viewpoint · Idukki · ~34 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ayyappa Temple

Other temples near Ayyappa Temple

• Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Kovil · temple · Theni · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mangaladevi Temple · temple · Theni · ~38 km · Must-see
• Valliyamkavu Sree Devi Temple · temple · Idukki · ~49 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Krishna Swami Temple · temple · Idukki · ~55 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple · temple · Pathanamthitta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Puthiyakavu Devi Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kadappattur Mahadeva Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~63 km · Must-see
• Arulmigu Kuzhandhai Velappar Thirukkovil · temple · Dindigul · ~70 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kidangoor Sree Subramanyaswami Temple · temple · Kottayam · ~72 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple · temple · Madurai · ~76 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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