Thirumalaikoil
A Murugan temple on a low hill in the Western Ghats, close to the Kerala border.
- Where
- Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.9482, 77.2750
Get the Thirumalaikoil stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thirumalaikoil. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Thirumalaikoil
Courtallam Falls 2.2 km
Nine falls in the Western Ghats where people bathe for the minerals the water carries off the herbs above.
Palaruvi Falls 13 km
A single fall in thick forest near the Tamil Nadu border, the name meaning stream of milk.
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 20 km
A hundred and seventy square kilometres of the Western Ghats in Kollam district, protected since 1984.
Ponmudi 27 km
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve 28 km
The southern end of the Western Ghats, three and a half thousand square kilometres of it across two states.
Agasthiyar Falls 29 km
Papanasam falls on the Tamiraparani, below the Agastya hills.
Papanasam 29 km
The Tamiraparani, and the falls above it.
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 30 km
The river sanctuary at the southern tip of the Ghats, and the wettest part of Tamil Nadu.
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Questions
Where is Thirumalaikoil?
Thirumalaikoil is in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Courtallam Falls (2.2 km), Palaruvi Falls (13 km), Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary (20 km).
How do I get the Thirumalaikoil stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thirumalaikoil and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Thirumalaikoil before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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