Janardanaswamy Temple
Varkala, Kerala
The Janardanaswamy Temple, also known as the Varkala Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Janardhanapuram, Varkala city, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. The temple is dedicated to the worship of deity Vishnu in the form of Janardanaswamy, locally known as Varkaleswara. It is a renowned temple within its locale, and is thousands of years old.
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Where it is
Varkala, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Edavai railway station (EVA), about 5 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 45 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 47 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 50 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 83 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 102 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 110 km)
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