Mukkoottuthara Thiruvambadi Sree Krishaswami Temple
Kottayam district, Kerala
Mukkoottuthara is a developing town located in the south eastern part of Kottayam district of Kerala State, India. Sabarimala is only 48 km (30 mi) from Erumely while travelling through Mukkoottuthara. The roads passing through here are upgraded and maintained as state highways. The main cultivation is rubber. Mukkoottuthara is famous for its decades old "Sunday Open Markets" and for its famous bamboo products. A famous tourist spot in Pathanamthitta, Perunthenaruvi Falls is just 5 kilometers from Mukkoottuthara. While the border of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta divides Mukkoottuthara in two, the town is recorded as part of Kottayam district only.
From the Wikipedia article Mukkoottuthara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Kottayam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Chengannur railway station (CNGR), about 41 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 118 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 28 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 31 km)
- Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple – Ettumanoor, Kottayam district (12 km north of Kottayam on the MC Road) (about 54 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 70 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 78 km)
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