Sabarimala
Forty one days of vows, and eighteen steps.
- Where
- Pathanamthitta, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 9.4366, 77.0804
Get the Sabarimala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sabarimala. 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 Sabarimala
Gavi 8.8 km
A forest village inside the Periyar reserve, reached by one permit and one road, with a lake, a dam and no mobile signal.
Mullaperiyar Dam 12 km
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
Panchalimedu 17 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
Periyar National Park 19 km
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
Kuttikkanam 20 km
A tea and cardamom station on the Kottayam road at 1,000 metres, with mist most mornings and a summer palace the Travancore raja built.
Kumily Spice Market 20 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Perunthenaruvi Falls 23 km
A fall on the Pamba in Pathanamthitta, broad and shallow over black rock.
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 24 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
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Questions
Where is Sabarimala?
Sabarimala is in Pathanamthitta, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gavi (8.8 km), Mullaperiyar Dam (12 km), Panchalimedu (17 km).
How do I get the Sabarimala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sabarimala 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 Sabarimala 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.