Shikhara Journeys

Planning your visit

Visiting Thanumalayan Temple

Tamil Nadu · Built up 9th-17th centuries, Chera to Nayak/Travancore patronage · dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma combined (as Sthanumalayan)

Getting there

Airport

  • Trivendrum Airport, Thiruvananthapuram 68.4 km
  • Customs Trivandrum Airport, Thiruvananthapuram 70 km

Railway station

  • Suchindram railway station, Agastheeswaram 0.6 km
  • Nagercoil Jn., Agastheeswaram 3.2 km

Bus stand

  • Vadasery Bus stand, Nagercoil 4.5 km
  • Rani Thottam Bus Station, Nagercoil 6.9 km

Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.

When to go

Best months: Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb

Festivals: Ani Uthiram · Maha Shivaratri

Where to stay

  • Maruthi Hotel 0.1 km
  • Cafe susi 0.3 km
  • Ganga Lodge 1.3 km
  • Pari Hotel 2.4 km
  • Damag Hotel 3.0 km
  • Gloria Homes 3.0 km

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On the day

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