The Ayyappa Temple at Aryankavu in Kollam District is one among the five most important temples dedicated to Lord Ayyappa in Kerala. The shrine at Aryankav is known as Aryankavu Shastha Temple and Lord Ayyappa is depicted as a teenager (young boy) here. Ayyappa is known as Tiruaryan here and therefore the place got the name Aryankavu.
Surrounded by forests, the temple is located on the Trivandrum – Tenkasi National Highway. Just like in Sabarimala, women from the age 10 to 50 are not allowed inside the Aryankavu Ayyappa Temple.
The rituals and pujas followed at Aryankavu Sastha Temple is that of Tamil tradition. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has idols of Devi, Shiva and Sastha. A young Ayyappa sits in the middle with Devi on the left side and Shiva on the right side.
The festival at the temple is celebrated during the last days of the Sabarimala Mandala Kalam. The most important festivals observed here include Pandiyanmudippu, Trikalyanam and Kumbhabhishekam.
The temple can be accessed by traveling on Kollam – Punalur – Thenkasi road or by traveling on the Trivandrum – Thenkasi road.
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please arrange to cover the photo that are taken at pooja functions in special occasion. so that we feel happy of the favourite god pictures (AYYAPPA).also u mail to my emailid also visumanikandan@gmail.com
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viswanathamanikandan.
Swamy saranam
lot of bus facilities available at sengottai ( tamilnadu ) , you can catch either Kollam, Trivandrum, or Kottakara buses ( KSRTC, frequent buses ) from sengottai and can get down at ariyankavu. same from punalur too. rs 13 bus charge.
i write this message here because, last week i tried a lot to know whether there is any bus facility available from senkottai to ariyankavu but can't find any where in Google.
i hope this will help devotees who are willing to go to ariyankavu temple.
Thank you so much for providing information about reaching Ariyankavu Ayyappa Temple from Tamil Nadu via Bus.
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