Vellayani Devi Temple
Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
The Major Vellayani Devi Temple is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India, dedicated to goddess Bhadrakali. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the eastern bank of Vellayani Lake. The temple is under the management of Travancore Devaswom Board. The temple structure has a bronze roof with traditional art work and carries Dravidian architecture. The temple has eastern and northern towers called Gopurams with statues of different Gods sculptured in them. The Gopurams function as gateways through the walls that surround the temple complex.
From the Wikipedia article Vellayani Devi Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Nemom railway station (NEM), about 3 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 11 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 8 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 92 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 130 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 138 km)
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