Aazhimala Shiva Temple
Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
The Aazhimala Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near Vizhinjam in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. Dedicated to Shiva, the temple is known for the 18 m (58 ft) tall Gangadhareshwara sculpture, which is the tallest Shiva sculpture in Kerala. The temple is built in a style resembling the architecture of Tamil Nadu. It is governed by the Aazhimala Shiva Temple Devaswom Trust.
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Where it is
Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Neyyattinkara railway station (NYY), about 12 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 21 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 17 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 20 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 84 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 142 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 150 km)
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