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 Thrissur (KL): about 38 km by road (30 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thrissur
• From Palakkad (KL): about 45 km by road (36 km straight line) · directions · more places near Palakkad
• From Coimbatore (TN): about 92 km by road (74 km straight line) · directions · more places near Coimbatore
• From Kozhikode (KL): about 100 km by road (80 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kozhikode
• From Ooty (TN): about 101 km by road (81 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ooty

Coordinates: 10.77738, 76.32829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ayyappa Temple

• Varikkasseri Mana · attraction · Palakkad · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thiruvilwamala Sree Vilwadrinatha Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Uthralikkavu Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Pariyanampatta Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Cheppara · attraction · Thrissur · ~24 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Thanikkudam Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathi Temple Angadippuram, · temple · Malappuram · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thrissur Zoo & Museum · museum · Thrissur · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thiruvambady Sree Krishna Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sakthan Thampuran Palace · museum · Thrissur · ~37 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Vilangan Hills · viewpoint · Thrissur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vadakkechira · park · Thrissur · ~38 km · Well liked · Must-see
• kuttankulangara temple · temple · Thrissur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral · church · Thrissur · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Panniyoor Varaha Moorthy Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nehru Park · park · Thrissur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ayyappa Temple

Other temples near Ayyappa Temple

• Sree Chinakkathoor Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thiruvilwamala Sree Vilwadrinatha Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Uthralikkavu Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sree Pariyanampatta Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thanikkudam Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathi Temple Angadippuram, · temple · Malappuram · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thiruvambady Sree Krishna Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• kuttankulangara temple · temple · Thrissur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Panniyoor Varaha Moorthy Temple · temple · Palakkad · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple · temple · Thrissur · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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