Chengallur
Chengallur is a place near Poojappura, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, where the famous Chengallur Shiva temple is located.
Chengallur is a place near Poojappura, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, where the famous Chengallur Shiva temple is located. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is also famous for its subhramania deity and also the theekavadi, an act of walking through fire as a proof of making reverent petition to God.
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Worth seeing in and around Chengallur
10 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.
- 01Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, also known as the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church that employs the West Syriac Rite and is in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church, possessing self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. It is one of the major archiepiscopal churches of the Catholic Church and is headed by Major Archbishop Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum based in Kerala, India.
5.6 km · West Syriac Catholic Church based in India · Wikipedia - 02Padmanabhaswamy Temple
The Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams which are considered the sacred sites of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
2.5 km · Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · Wikipedia - 03University of Kerala
University of Kerala, commonly referred to as Kerala University and formerly known as University of Travancore, is a public state university in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university.
3.1 km · state public university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 04Palayam Juma Masjid
The Palayam Juma Mosque, or more commonly known as the Palayam Juma Masjid, officially the Masjid-i Jahān-Numā, is an Hanafi Sunni Friday mosque, located in the town of Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, India. The Palayam Juma Masjid is the most important mosque in Thiruvananthapuram.
2.9 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Napier Museum
The Napier Museum is an art and natural history museum situated in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The museum grounds are home to the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, one of the oldest zoological gardens in India.
3.1 km · Museum in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 06St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum
St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum is the central place of worship of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
5.7 km · church in Kerala, Republic of India · Wikipedia - 07Attukal Temple
The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Attukal in Kerala, India. It is situated near the heart of the city, two kilometres away from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram.
1.7 km · Hindu shrine · Wikipedia - 08St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica
The St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica, located in the Palayam/Cantonment area of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, India, is the first Syro-Malankara Catholic Church to be elevated to the rank of a Catholic basilica.
2.9 km · church in Kerala, Republic of India · Wikipedia - 09Kuthira Malika
Kuthiramalika is a Travancore Kingdom palace built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma on the south-eastern side of Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram. Kuthira Malika translates to 'Mansion of horses', and it has been named so because of the 122 horses that adorn the many pillars that support the southern roof of this majestic structure.
2.3 km · Palace in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 10Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, formerly Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, is an autonomous Institute established by the Government of Kerala on 17 November 1979 at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. It functions under the umbrella of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala.
2.8 km · botany research institute in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chengallur
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 5 km · Cochin (COK), 196 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 283 km
- Stations
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 5.1 km · Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station, 1.7 km · Nemom railway station, 5.8 km · Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station, 4 km
- Kochi → Chengallur52 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · ₹490–610
- Coimbatore → Chengallur99 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · ₹810–1,010
- Calicut → Chengallur110 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · ₹930–1,160
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Chengallur
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 Chengallur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt has direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, as well as seasonal charter flights to Russia, the UK and less frequently to other parts of Europe.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws, or simply "autos", are a cheap way of travelling between attractions.
- Get aroundThe minimum charge for the autorickshaw is ₹25 and the running charge per km is ₹12 (as of Dec 2021).
- Get aroundThere are pre-paid autorickshaw counters available near the airport and the railway station.
- Get aroundComplaints related to auto-rickshaws in Thiruvananthapuram can be made to RTO Trivandrum, .
From Wikivoyage: Thiruvananthapuram, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Chengallur
Chengallur is 2 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Thiruvananthapuramcity in southern India; the capital of Kerala1.6 km
- Thiruvananthapuram districtdistrict of Kerala, India3 km
- PalayamVillage in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India5.5 km
- Anchuthengutown in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India5.5 km
- East Fortneighborhoods in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India2.1 km
- Alamcode, Thiruvananthapuramvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India2.7 km