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Manamboor
Village in Kerala, India

Manamboor

Manambur is a village in Varkala Taluk of Trivandrum district in the state of Kerala, India.

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It is situated 9 km south-east of Varkala Town and 35 km north of State Capital city Trivandrum. Manamboor Subrahmanyaswami temple is famous for kavadi festival.

How locals move

Getting around Manamboor the local way

  • Get inFrom Varkala Railway Station, taxis and auto rickshaws can be hired.
  • Get inPapanasam Beach is around 5 km from Varkala Railway Station ₹40/₹50 by Auto Rickshaw).
  • Get aroundThe town of Varkala is about 5 km inland, centered around the train station, and can be reached via autorickshaw for ₹80 The resort area lies along two cliffs, north and south, overlooking the beach areas.
  • Go nextKollam - about an hour north by taxi, an easy half-day trip to take a boat ride on the backwaters.

From Wikivoyage: Varkala, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Ganesh Mohan T (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.