Anandavalleeswaram Temple, Kollam
Kollam district, Kerala
Anandavalleeswaram Sri Mahadevar Temple in Kollam city is one of the ancient Hindu temples in Kerala, India.
Lord Siva and Goddess Anandavally are the main deities of the temple. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva. The temple is a part of the 108 famous Shiva temples in Kerala. It is located at Anandavalleeswaram, a major neighborhood of Kollam city, that comes to the west side of Kollam Collectorate.
From the Wikipedia article Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Kollam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kollam Junction railway station (QLN), about 4 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 75 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 63 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 73 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 77 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 79 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 103 km)
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