Planning your visit
Visiting Nellaiappar Temple
Tamil Nadu · Built up 7th-14th centuries, Pandya foundations with later expansion · dedicated to Shiva (as Nellaiappar) and Parvati (as Kanthimathi)
Getting there
Airport
- Tuticorin Airport, Thoothukkudi Sub-District — 37.7 km
- Trivendrum Airport, Thiruvananthapuram — 84.6 km
Railway station
- Tirunelveli Junction, Tirunelveli — 2.8 km
- Palayamkottai Railway Station, Tirunelveli — 5.5 km
Bus stand
- Thatchanallur Bus Station, Tirunelveli — 2.9 km
- Suttamalli Bus Stop, Tirunelveli — 5.6 km
Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.
When to go
Best months: Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb
Festivals: Maha Shivaratri · Aani Brahmotsavam
Where to stay
- Hotel Sri Vishakha Bhavan — 0.2 km
- Hotel Saravana Bhava — 0.2 km
- Gomathi VILAS HOTEL, Courtalam — 1.4 km
- HOTEL Buhari — 1.4 km
- Balaji Golden City — 1.4 km
- Vinjai Vilas — 1.8 km
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On the day
- Opening times
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- Entry
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- Dress code
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- Photography
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- Accessibility
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