Aruvippuram
Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India.
Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru. The Guru consecrated the Siva idol, the first non Brahmin to do so in Kerala society, in the year 1888.
Aruvippuram Sivarathri is a very popular event attended by a large numbers of devotees and followers of Guru. Sivarathri also marks the anniversary of the Aruvippuram Siva temple.
Koduthooki Mala is a rocky hill nearby the Aruvippuram Siva temple. There is a cave on top of this hill, where Guru used to visit for rest, solitariness and meditation tapas.
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Worth seeing in and around Aruvippuram
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara
The Diocese of Neyyattinkara ) is a diocese located in the town of Neyyattinkara in the ecclesiastical province of Trivandrum in India.
3.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple
Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple, an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is situated on the banks of the Neyyar at Amaravila of Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Rameswara facing west.
2.7 km · ancient Hindu temple · Wikipedia
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Getting to Aruvippuram
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 21 km · Cochin (COK), 207 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 290 km
- Stations
- Neyyattinkara railway station, 2.1 km
- Kochi → Aruvippuram191 km · quickest by road, 4h 44m · ₹1,490–1,860
- Coimbatore → Aruvippuram287 km · quickest by air, 6h 20m · ₹4,970–7,590
- Tiruchirappalli → Aruvippuram319 km · quickest by road, 7h 37m · ₹2,720–3,400
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No local-transport research exists yet for Aruvippuram
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aruvippuram. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the station, hire a taxi or auto-rickshaw to Poovar (approximately ₹300–400 by auto, ₹500–600 by taxi).
- Get inTaxis and auto-rickshaws are the most convenient option for the final stretch.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are available for moving between the jetty, resorts, and the village proper.
- Get aroundRates for a standard one-hour backwater and beach cruise start at approximately ₹600–1,000 per person for shared boats; private charters cost more.
From Wikivoyage: Poovar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-06.
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Next door to Aruvippuram
Aruvippuram is 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Perumpazhuthoorvillage in Kerala, India1.3 km
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