Puttingal Temple
Kollam district, Kerala
Puttingal Temple is a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant hill.
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Where it is
Kollam district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Paravur railway station (PVU), about 1 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 58 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 60 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 62 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 72 km)
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple – Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district (14 km south of Alappuzha town) (about 89 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 104 km)
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