Agastya Mala
A peak the Kani people hold sacred, climbed only with a permit and only in season.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.6163, 77.2461
Get the Agastya Mala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Agastya Mala. 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 Agastya Mala
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary 9.4 km
Forest around the Peppara reservoir in the Agasthyamalai, and where the capital's water starts.
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve 9.7 km
The southern end of the Western Ghats, three and a half thousand square kilometres of it across two states.
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 11 km
The river sanctuary at the southern tip of the Ghats, and the wettest part of Tamil Nadu.
Agasthiyar Falls 16 km
Papanasam falls on the Tamiraparani, below the Agastya hills.
Papanasam 19 km
The Tamiraparani, and the falls above it.
Ponmudi 21 km
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 24 km
A hundred and seventy square kilometres of the Western Ghats in Kollam district, protected since 1984.
Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple 25 km
A rock-cut temple with ninth century murals, in a district that was Travancore until 1956.
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Questions
Where is Agastya Mala?
Agastya Mala is in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary (9.4 km), Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (9.7 km), Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (11 km).
How do I get the Agastya Mala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Agastya Mala 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 Agastya Mala 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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