Kottukal Cave Temple
A rock-cut shrine hewn out of a single boulder near Kollam, eighth century.
- Where
- Kollam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.8896, 76.9052
Get the Kottukal Cave Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kottukal Cave Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kottukal Cave Temple
Kilimanoor Palace 15 km
The house Raja Ravi Varma was born in, with his studio still in it.
Ponmudi 27 km
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
Varkala Cliff 28 km
Red laterite cliffs standing directly over the Arabian Sea, with mineral springs coming out of the rock face.
Puttingal Temple 28 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Varkala Beach 28 km
A beach on the Arabian Sea at Varkala, north of Thiruvananthapuram.
Kappil Beach 28 km
A quiet beach north of Varkala where the Edava-Nadayara backwater meets the Arabian Sea, with only a strip of sand between lake and sea. Coconut palms on one side, surf on the other, and the Kappil bridge across the estuary.
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 28 km
A hundred and seventy square kilometres of the Western Ghats in Kollam district, protected since 1984.
Anchuthengu Fort 30 km
The East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar coast, granted to them in 1693.
More state heritage sites in Keralam
Questions
Where is Kottukal Cave Temple?
Kottukal Cave Temple is in Kollam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kilimanoor Palace (15 km), Ponmudi (27 km), Varkala Cliff (28 km).
How do I get the Kottukal Cave Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kottukal Cave Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kottukal Cave Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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