Chengannūr

Worth seeing in and around Chengannūr

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.

1. 01
   Puliyur Mahavishnu Temple

   The Thripuliyoor Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Puliyoor, Alappuzha District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Mayapiran/Thripuliyoorappan.

   3.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple

   The Thrichittatt Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Chengannur, Alappuzha District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, by Nammalvar, one of the Sri Vaishnava saint-poets of the 8th century called the Alvars.

   1.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple

   The Thiruvanvandoor Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Thiruvanvandoor, Alappuzha District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Paambanaiappan.

   4.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Chengannur Mahadeva Temple

   Chengannur Mahadeva Temple is a prominent Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva and located in the town of Chengannur in the South Indian state of Kerala. The temple is one of the major Shiva temples in Kerala, along with the Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Kaduthruthy Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom Temple, Ernakulam Shiva Temple and Vadakkunnathan Temple.

   1 km · pre-11th century Devi-Shiva temple complex in Kerala · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram

   Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram, also known as the Adichikavu Devi Temple is one of the oldest temple in Pandanad village, Alapuzha. The temple is located at Pandanad in Chengannur taluk of Alappuzha district in the south Indian state of Kerala.

   5.9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   College of Engineering Chengannur

   The College of Engineering Chengannur commonly known as CEC, is an engineering institute in the state of Kerala, India, that was established by the Government of Kerala under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources Development in 1993. The college is located in Chengannur, Alappuzha.

   300 m · college in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Old Syrian Church, Chengannur

   Pazhaya Suriyani Pally a.k.a. Old Syrian Church, Chengannur is an ancient Syrian Christian church of Kerala.

   1.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kallisseri Azhakiyakavu Devi Temple, Chengannur

   Azhakiyakavu Devi Temple is situated at Kallisseri in Chengannur taluk of Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali and is one of the 30 temples in Central Travancore area where the ancient Dravidian ritualistic art form of Padayani is performed annually.

   2.4 km · Hindu temple in Alappuzha district, Kerala · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Karingattukavu Devi Temple

   The Karingattukavu Devi Temple is located at Prayar village, Chengannur taluk, Kerala, in India on the bank of the river Pampa. It is a Durga and Bhadrakali temple.

   4.1 km · Hindu temple · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu

    St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Puthencavu is one of the important churches in South India, located at a village named Puthencavu, Alappuzha district in Kerala state of India.

    2 km · church · Wikipedia

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Getting to Chengannūr

Airports

Cochin (COK), 96 km · Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 99 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 196 km

Stations

Chengannur railway station, 900 m

• Kochi → Chengannūr

  80 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · ₹640–800
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• Thiruvananthapuram → Chengannūr

  99 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · ₹750–930
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• Coimbatore → Chengannūr

  192 km · quickest by road, 5h 14m · ₹1,770–2,210
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