Panachikkadu Temple
Kottayam district, Kerala
The Panachikkadu Temple or Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple, also known as the Dakshina Mookambika Saraswathy Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Saraswati. The temple is located in the southern region of the Indian Peninsula, in Panachikkad in Kottayam District, Kerala,
India. The main deity of the temple is Vishnu, who was installed before Saraswati. There are sub-shrines for Shiva, Ganapathi, Ayyappan, Snake deities and Panachikkattu Yakshi inside the temple.
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Where it is
Kottayam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kottayam Railway Station (KTYM), about 8 km by road.
- By air: Cochin International Airport (COK), about 88 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple – Ettumanoor, Kottayam district (12 km north of Kottayam on the MC Road) (about 19 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 33 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 35 km)
- Vaikom Mahadeva Temple – Vaikom, Kottayam district, on the shore of Vembanad Lake (about 36 km)
- Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple – Chottanikkara, Ernakulam district (near Kochi) (about 59 km)
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