Pandalam
Pandalam is a municipality in Pathanamthitta district Kerala, India.

Pandalam is a municipality in Pathanamthitta district Kerala, India. Pandalam is known for its connection with Ayyappan and Sabarimala. Rightly recognised as the cultural capital of Central Travancore, Pandalam hosts educational institutions ranging from reputed schools to post graduate, training, Ayurveda, and engineering colleges. There are seven colleges and 23 schools at Pandalam, including N. S. S. College, Pandalam. The Kerala state government plans to make the place a special township, by including the Pandalam municipality and Kulanada panchayat.
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Worth seeing in and around Pandalam
7 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.
- 01Pandalam Mahadeva Temple
Pandalam Mahadeva Temple is situated in between Thottakkonam and Mulampuzha villages of Pandalam in Kerala, India, on the bank of Achankovil river. The main deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, who is considered to be in a pleasant mood with his consort Parvati on his lap.
2.2 km · temple situated in Pandalam · Wikipedia - 02Thumpamon Vadakkumnatha Temple
Thumpamon Vadakkumnatha Temple is an ancient Lord Subhramanya temple near Pandalam in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. This temple has two Sreekovils.
3.5 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 03Pandalam Bridge
Pandalam Bridge, popularly known as Kurunthottayam Bridge, is a concrete bridge constructed at Pandalam junction in Kerala, India. Kerala Public Works Department commissioned the bridge and opened for public at December 2016.
1.1 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 04Pattupurakkavu Bhagavathi Temple
Thonnallur Pattupurakkavu Bhagavathi temple is a famous Hindu temple at Pandalam, India. It is located one kilometre to the north of Pandalam junction, by the Thiruvananthapuram - Angamaly MC Road.
500 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 05N. S. S. College, Pandalam
N. S. S. College, Pandalam is a higher education institution in Kerala, affiliated to the University of Kerala. It is one of the three oldest colleges established and managed by the Nair Service Society.
500 m · college in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 06Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple
Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple is a Hindu temple at Pandalam, India.It is located to the north of Kadakkad, by the Pathanamthitta MC Road. The temple complex also includes an anakkottil and an office room.
2.4 km · Hindu temple in Kerala · Wikipedia - 07Pandalam Suspension Bridge
Pandalam Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge which crosses the Achankovil River in the state of Kerala, India. It connects Ayyappa Temple with Kaippuzha Sreekrishna Temple.
1.3 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Valiyakoikkal Shree Dharma Shasta Temple. Here, you can see the gold ornaments which are supposed to be worn by Lord Ayyappa. Entry is restricted to Hindus.
From Wikivoyage: Pandalam, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Pandalam
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 87 km · Cochin (COK), 107 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 205 km
- Thiruvananthapuram → Pandalam87 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · ₹660–820
- Kochi → Pandalam92 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ₹730–910
- Coimbatore → Pandalam200 km · quickest by road, 5h 33m · ₹1,860–2,320
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pandalam
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 Pandalam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTaxis and auto rickshaws can be used to get around the town.
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Next door to Pandalam
Pandalam is 40 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kulanadavillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India1.6 km
- Thumpamon Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India2.9 km
- Kadakkadvillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India2.4 km
- Pandalam Municipalitymunicipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India1.8 km