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Major Pilgrim Centers In Kerala
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple
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Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple, Malayalam, is a Hindu temple in Ambalappuzha, Alapuzha district of Kerala, in south India. The Puthumana Thanthri family of Namboodiri Brahmins are the priests of the Temple.
District : Alapuzha .
Nearest railway station : Alapuzha .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Ananthapura Lake Temple
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Ananthapura Lake Temple is a Hindu temple located in the middle of a lake in the Kasargod District of Kerala, South India, 5 km from Kumbla. This is the only lake temple in Kerala and the original seat (Moolasthana) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Padmanabhaswamy temple) Thiruvananthapuram.
Local legend has it that this is the original site where Ananthapadmanabha settled down. The temple's lake is also home to a venerable crocodile, which is supposed to be the guard of the temple. When one dies another mysteriously takes its place. Kumbala can easily be reached from Mangalore or from Kannur via a number of bus routes, as well as by train and taxi.
District : Kasargod .
Nearest railway station : Kasargod (12km).
Nearest Airport : Karipur International Airport (200 km) .
- Aranmula
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The temple is on the left bank of the Pampa River. It is from here that the sacred jewels of Ayyappan are taken in procession to Sabarimalai each year. Aranmula is also known for the watersports involving a spectacular procession of snake boats. It is also linked with legends from the Mahabharata.
It is one of the most important Krishna temples in Kerala, the others being at Guruvayur, Trichambaram, Tiruvarppu and Ambalappuzha.
Also, it is one of the five ancient shrines in the Chengannur area of Kerala, connected with the Mahabharata. The Chengannur temple is related to Yuddhishtra; the Tiruppuliyur temple to Bheema; Aranmula to Arjuna; Tiruvamundur to Nakula and Tirukkadittaanam to Sahadeva).
District : Pathanamthitta .
Nearest railway station : Chengannur (26 km).
Nearest Airport : Thiruvanathapuram International Airport (113 km) .
- Edathua Church
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Edathua is a place in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India.
Situated 12km from Tiruvilla town the famous St. George Church which celebrates its feast during the month of May is an important location for the Christian Pilgrims. During this month between the 1st to the 7th people from throughout the state as well as from the neighbouring states visit it.
District : Alappuzha .
Nearest railway station : Alappuzha .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Guruvayoor Temple
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The Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple is one of the most important and sacred pilgrim centres of Kerala. It is located in Guruvayur town of Thrissur district in Kerala ,India and is easily accessible by road and rail. The presiding deity is MahaVishnu, in the standing posture with four hands which carry a Sankhu(conch), Sudarshana chakram (a serrated disk),lotus and mace. He is worshipped as Balakrishna, the full avatar (Purnaavatara) of Mahavishnu . The idol is made of a rare stone known as Patala Anjana.
District : Thrissur .
Nearest railway station : Thrissur (29 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport (90 Km) .
- Kaladi
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Kalady is a village located east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, South India. The birthplace of Sri Adi Sankara, Kalady is a popular pilgrimage destination.
District : Ernakulam .
Nearest railway station : Angamaly .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Kurisumala
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Kurisumala monastery’ is a famous hill station and pilgrimage center for the Christians where cross put-up in each sub hill stations. The nearby Kurisumala Ashram is an abode of calm and spiritual delight. This hill area includes 12 sub mounds where pilgrims visit as a sacrifice. Travelers can enjoy trekking and climbing this high hill. The area is fully surrounded with Tea estates and lakes. Indo-Swiss Project dairy farms is situated on the hill. The hill dairy farm, managed by the Kurisumala monks. Wagamon is surrounded by three hills namely, 'Thangal hill', 'Murugan hill' and 'Kurisumala'. Other attractions include Tea estates, pine forests, grass lands, meadows, mist and shola forests, the famous suicide point of ‘Thangal hill’, a peculiar rock formations at Thangal Para, a dairy farm in Kurisumala (hill) and a Live Stock Board. Wagamon is at the fringe of the Western Ghats and the foot hills on its lower side reach up to Teekoy with a gradual descent. Traveling by the hill highway in this section is an exhilarating experience with deep valleys and magnificent views all around. Wagamon presents very spectacular views with an ethereal touch.
District : Idukki .
Nearest railway station : Kottayam .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Lokanarkavu Temple
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Lokanarkavu Temple is situated 5 km from Vatakara, a small town in Kerala state of south India. Lokanarkavu is a short form of Lokamalayarkavu which means lokam (world) made of mala (mountain), aaru (river) and kavu (grove). It is the official family temple of the five hundres [Aryan] Nagariks who had migrated to kerala and their successors. temple can be reached by train by getting down at vadakara,which is 4km from temple. By air the nearest airport is calicut airport which is 87kilometers away. pooram is the important festival here and it is conducted with great pompo and show. The week-long festival begins with Kodiyettam (flag hoisting) and concludes with Arattu. The temple dedicated to goddess Bhadrakaali has great historical importance as Thacholi Othenan, the legendary martial hero of Kerala, used to worship here every day.
District : Kozhikode .
Nearest railway station : Kozhikode .
Nearest Airport : Karipur International airport (23km) .
- Malayattoor Church
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Malayattoor is one of the most prominent Christian pilgrim centers in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. The Malayatoor Church of Cochin attracts a large number of devotees from not just Kerala, but also all over India. St. Thomas the Apostle was the one who took initiative to begin a Christian community in Kerala. He also set up the church here which has been designated by the Vatican as an International Shrine. It is believed that St. Thomas held prayer at this church when he landed in Kerala. The hilltop church is located 10km away from the town of Kalady, near Neeleeswaram.
District : Ernakulam .
Nearest railway station : Angamaly .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Manjanikara Church
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Manjanikkara Dayara is a monastery of the Syrian Orthodox Church. It is situated at the top of the hillock in Manjanikkara, near Omallur, Pathanamthitta District in South Kerala. This monastery was established by Mor Yulius Elias Qoro, Patriarchal delegate to Malankara. The holy Patriarch Mor Ignatius Elias III passed away at Manjanikkara on February 13th, 1932. And the mortal remains of the Patriarch are interred at Manjanikkara Dayara. The remains of late Mor Yulius Elias Qoro and Mor Yulius Yacoub, former Patriarchal delegates to Malankara are also interred in this church. Every year thousands of pilgrims come on foot to this pilgrim centre. The Manjanikkara Dayro is the seat of the Patriarchal Delegate to Malankara and the metropolitan of the Simhasana churches
District : Pathanamthitta .
Nearest railway station : Chengannur (10 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport (122 Km).
- Maramon
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The Maramon Convention is a Christian convention held in Nedumprayar Junction Later known as Maramon,Kerala, India. It is now the largest Christian gathering in the Asia . This gathering is conducted by the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association, the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Church, headquartered in Tiruvalla.
It is held annually during the month of February on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River next to the Kozhencherry Bridge. The first convention was held in 1896 for a period of 8 days.
District : Pathanamthitta .
Nearest railway station : Thiruvalla .
Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport .
- Padmanabha Swamy Temple
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Padmanabhaswamy temple , is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Vishnu, located inside the Fort in city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The temple is one of the 108 divya desam, the holiest abodes of Lord Vishnu and the main deity, Padmanabhaswamy is a form of Vishnu in Anananthasayanam posture (in eternal sleep of yognidra). This is an ancient temple and the city of Thiruvananthapuram derives its name from the name of the presiding deity enshrined in the temple.
District : Thiruvananthapuram.
Nearest railway station : Thiruvananthapuram .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport .
- Parumala
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Parumala is a small town in Pathanamthitta district, bordering Alappuzha district. This is an island in Pampa River. Mannar is a small town across the Pampa river near Parumala.
Parumala is famous for the Orthodox Church of Mar Gregorious (Parumala Thirumeni). It is here that Gregorios Geevarghese the declared saint of The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church took his eternal rest. The ormapperunnal celebrated on the first and second of every November, is very famous at this time, as a large number of people flock to this place for worship.
District : Pathanamthitta .
Nearest railway station : Thiruvalla .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport .
- Sabarimala
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Sabarimala is a pilgrim centre in Kerala in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of India. Lord Ayyappan's temple is situated here in the midst of 18 hills. The area is in the Sahya hilly regions of Kerala in Pathanamthitta District. The temple is situated on a hilltop at an altitude of 1260 m/4135 ft. above mean sea level, and is surrounded by mountains and dense forests. Temples existed in each of the hills surrounding Sabarimala. While functional and intact temples exist at many places in the surrounding areas like Nilackal, Kalaketi, and Karimala, remnants of old temples are visible in the remaining hills. Sabarimala is believed to be the place where Ayyappan meditated after killing the powerful demon, Mahishi.Sabarimala is one of the most visited piligrim centres in the world with an estimated 4.5 - 5 crores devotees coming every year. The world's second largest annual pilgrimage, after Haj in Mecca, is reported to be to Sabarimala.
The pilgrimage to Sabarimala is a singular example of one where pilgrims, without consideration of caste, creed, position or social status, go with one mind and one `mantra' dreaming constantly of the darshan of the presiding deity at the Holy Sannidhanam. Vehicles can go up to Pampa. Thereafter, pilgrims have to follow a path approximately four kilometres up a steep hill. The path, now fully cemented, with shops and medical aid by the sides, used to be a mere trail through dense forest.
There is a place near the temple (east of Sannidhanam), dedicated to the Vavar, a Muslim who was the associate of Ayyappan, called "Vavarunada". The temple is open for worship only during the days of Mandalapooja (November 15 to December 26), Makaravilakku (January 15) and Vishu (April 14), and the beginning of every month in the Malayalam calendar. Sabari was a devout of Lord Rama and her devotion is widely attributed to that of an ideal devotee.Lord Ayyappa wanted his pilgrims to hon the same attributes as that of sabri and hence the hill on which the temple is situated is known as Sabari
District : Pathanamthitta .
Nearest railway station : Kottayam .
Nearest Airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport .
- Thirunavaya
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Thirunavaya is a small village in Malappuram district of Kerala, south India. This village is famed as the theatre of the Mamankam festival held in the Thirunavaya Temple on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River.
Thirunavaya was once the capital of Perumpadapu Swaroopam. They were forced to move their capital from Thirunavaya to Thiruvanchikkulam, when the Samoothiri captured Thirunavaya. Between 1353-1361 AD, the Samoothiri Raja fought a series of small battles with smaller states called the Thirunavaya War. After Thirunavaya was captured, the Samoothiri proclaimed himself as the Rakshapurusha (in Malayalam for chief protector) and announced that from then on, he had the sole right of conducting the Mamankam festival - a major Hindu festival of the Bhagvati deity held at Thirunavaya.
District : Malapuram .
Nearest railway station :Tirur (8 Km) .
Nearest Airport : Karipur International Airport .
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