Janardanaswamy Temple, Varkala

Name: Janardanaswamy Temple
Address: Beach Road, Varkala, India
Telephone: 2607575

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Janardana Swami Temple is a 2000-year-old temple situated in the municipality of Varkala city in Trivandrum. It is also known as Varkala Temple. Janardana Swami is a form of Lord Vishnu. It is a very well known temple in Kerala about 10.9 km west of Kallambalam on NH 66 near sea, 25 km north of Thiruvananthapuram city, 8 km south of famous backwater destination Kappil and 2 km from Varkala Railway Station,14 km north west of Attingal municipality. It is situated near the Arabian sea shore.It is referred to as Dakshin Kashi. The temple is located close to the Varkala Beach, which is considered to have medicinal properties since the waters wash the nearby medicinal plants. It is also an important Ayurveda treatment center. The temple has an ancient bell removed from a shipwreck, donated by the captain of the Dutch vessel which sank near Varkala without causing any casualties. ()

Coordinates: 8°43'58"N, 76°42'37"E

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Beach RoadVarkala India

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Nearby attractions include: Sivagiri, Varkala Beach, Thekkumbhagam, Kappil.

1.6 miE
Historical place, Temple
Sivagiri, Varkala
40 min walk • Sivagiri is an area in Varkala municipality of Trivandrum District in Kerala. It is a pilgrimage centre of Varkala Town where the tomb or samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru is situated.
~990 ftS
Beach
Varkala Beach, Varkala
5 min walk • Varkala Beach, also known as Papanasham Beach is a beach situated in Varkala Town of Varkala Municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. The beach skirts the Arabian Sea, part of the Indian Ocean.
5.4 miNW
Town, Beach
Thekkumbhagam
138 min walk • Thekkumbhagam or Thekkumbhagom is the southern border town of Paravur municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is located at the Southern tip of Kollam's coastal area. It is in the Arabian Sea coast.
4 miNW
Beach
Kappil, Edava
102 min walk • Kappil is a tourist spot in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala state, India. It is located in Edava Panchayat of Varkala Taluk at the coast of Arabian Sea. It is 8 km north from Varkala city centre. Varkala Railway Station is major railway station near Kappil.
6.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Anchuthengu Fort
155 min walk • The fort was the East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar Coast. In November 1693, John Brabourne was sent by the British East India Company to Attingal, where he obtained from Rani Ashure a grant of a site for a fort on the sandy spit of Anchuthengu, together with the monopoly of the pepper trade of Attingal.
6.4 miNW
Temple
Puttingal Temple
162 min walk • Puttingal Temple is a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant Hill.
2.7 miNW
Temple
Palakkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Edava
68 min walk • The Edava Palakkavu Bhagavathi temple is one of the ancient temples in south India. It is situated at Edava in Thiruvananthapuram District, India. The temple is situated 5.7km North of Varkala City.Bhadrakali Devi is the presiding deity of this temple. A festival is conducted during the month of "Kumbham".
6.7 miNW
Beach
Pozhikara
171 min walk • Pozhikkara or Pozhikara is the Western border town of the Paravur municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala state in India. It is located at the South-Western tip of Kollam's coastal area. It is in the Arabian Sea coast. Pozhikara is a heritage site in Kerala.
5.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Kottappuram, Paravur
147 min walk • Kottappuram or Kottapuram is an urban village, situated at Paravur municipality in Kollam district, Kerala. It is one among the two villages in Paravur municipality and one among the 30 villages coming under Kollam Taluk.
1.4 miE
Tunnel
Varkala Tunnel, Varkala
35 min walk • Varkala Tunnel System, situated in municipality of Varkala of Trivandrum, Kerala, India, also known as the Varkala Canal or Varkala Thurapp in local dialect. It is one of the historic sites and architectural marvel of the region.
5.1 miN
Universities and schools
UKF College of Engineering and Technology, Kollam
131 min walk • The UKF College of Engineering and Technology is an engineering college situated in Kalluvathukal Panchayath of Kollam district in Kerala, India.