📍 Temple📍 Pilgrimage📍 Heritage

Vaikom Mahadeva Temple

Vaikom, Kerala, India

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Overview

The great Shiva of 'Vaikathashtami' and the 1924 Vaikom Satyagraha — where temple roads first opened to all castes.

Why visit: Living Kerala temple grandeur and a milestone of social justice.

Things to do

›Ashtami festival
›Copper-roof shrine
›Satyagraha memorial
›Backwater jetty

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Travel Information

Best time

Sep–Mar; Ashtami (Nov/Dec)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

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