Puttingal Temple
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
- Where
- Kollam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.8126, 76.6644
Get the Puttingal Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Puttingal 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 Puttingal Temple
Kappil Beach 3.8 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.
Varkala Cliff 9.5 km
Red laterite cliffs standing directly over the Arabian Sea, with mineral springs coming out of the rock face.
Varkala Beach 9.8 km
A beach on the Arabian Sea at Varkala, north of Thiruvananthapuram.
Kollam Beach 11 km
A long beach with a lighthouse and a pier, at the mouth of the Ashtamudi.
Jatayu Earth Centre 12 km
The world's largest bird sculpture, on a rock.
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri 13 km
A Portuguese fort of 1518 taken by the Dutch, now a ruin by the Kollam lighthouse.
Ashtamudi Lake 19 km
Eight arms of backwater, and the gateway to them.
Anchuthengu Fort 20 km
The East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar coast, granted to them in 1693.
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Questions
Where is Puttingal Temple?
Puttingal Temple is in Kollam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kappil Beach (3.8 km), Varkala Cliff (9.5 km), Varkala Beach (9.8 km).
How do I get the Puttingal Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Puttingal 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 Puttingal 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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