Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Kerala
Explore 13 sacred places in Kerala, India, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
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Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple
Aranmula, Kerala, India
Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple is a living sacred place in Aranmula, Kerala. Aranmula’s palliyodams are not interchangeable with every Kerala racing boat....
Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
At Attukal in Thiruvananthapuram, the goddess is worshipped as Bhadrakali and identified with Kannagi, the wronged heroine who became a deity of justice....
Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Ernakulam, Kerala
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
On Vallarpadam Island in the Kochi backwaters stands one of India's foremost Marian shrines, dedicated to Our Lady of Ransom — Vallarpadathamma to her devotees....
Beemapalli Mosque, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
On the coast of Thiruvananthapuram, white domes and minarets mark the dargah of Beema Beevi, a Sufi woman saint revered for her baraka and held by tradition to descend...
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur, Kerala
Chengannur, Kerala, India
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, among Kerala's oldest, enshrines Shiva and Parvati facing each other in one complex....
Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur, Kerala
Sringapuram, Kerala, India
On the old Muziris coast at Kodungallur stands a mosque that Malabar Muslim tradition holds to be the first in India, founded in the Prophet's own lifetime....
Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Mavelikkara, Kerala
Chettikulangara, Kerala, India
In a village west of Mavelikkara stands one of central Kerala's great goddess temples, where Bhadrakali is honoured at dawn as Saraswati, at midday as Lakshmi, and in the...
Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple, Chottannikkara, Kerala
Kanayannur, Kerala, India
Near Thrippunithura outside Kochi, Chottanikkara honours the goddess Rajarajeswari in three forms across the day, and the fierce Bhadrakali at its lower Keezhkavu shrine....
Koratty Muthy (Poovankula Matha)
Inside Saint Mary's Forane Church, Koratty
Koratty, Kerala, India
The image is treated as a devotional object inside Saint Mary's Forane Church. An exact photograph shows the image in procession, while the linked parent page identifies...
Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple
Haripad, Kerala, India
At Mannarasala, serpent veneration is carried through a sacred grove, thousands of offered images, and a hereditary priestess....
Saint Mary's Forane Church, Koratty
Koratty, Kerala, India
The church is represented separately from its Marian image so visitors can understand both the physical destination and the particular devotion practiced within it.
St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal
Arthunkal, Kerala, India
St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal is a living basilica and parish dedicated to Saint Andrew with a major pilgrimage devotion to Saint Sebastian in Arthunkal, India....
Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple
Thrikkakara, Kerala, India
Onam is not only a statewide harvest celebration. At Thrikkakara it remains temple worship: Vamana and Mahabali are honored together, ten days of ritual culminate on...
Key questions
Kerala sacred-site questions
How many sacred sites are listed in Kerala?
This regional guide currently includes 13 sacred sites in Kerala, India.
Which traditions are represented in Kerala?
The most represented traditions in the current guide include Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Roman Catholic Christianity.
Can I view Kerala sacred sites on a map?
Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.