Madavoorppara Rock Temple or Cave Temple was built in 850 A.D. and it is one of the largest rock temple in South India. This temple spread...
Madavoorppara Rock Temple or Cave Temple was built in 850 A.D. and it is one of the largest rock temple in South India. This temple spread across 22 acres of land near Kattayikonam. A few kilometers from Sreekaryam will take you to this temple. The Madavoorppara temple consist of 3 chambers made out of rock. The main idols of this Kshethram are Siva and Ganapathy. The view from this more-than-1000-year-old rock temple is beautiful and unbelievable. The evening cold breeze will take your breath away with spectacular view and will make your trip worth.
A new bamboo bridge has been built recently to reach this rock temple. The place is now being converted as a tourist place and is attracting more people. "URAVU" tribe from Wayanad has built this 133ft long bamboo bridge in 60 days. Specially treated bamboos from Wayanad forests have been used for the bridge construction by trained labourers from Kolkata. Bamboo huts are also made in between, for the visitors to take rest. So schedule your vacation days for a momentous trip and step into South India's largest rock cave temple.
How to get there:
Madavoorpara is around 18 km from Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) in Kerala and there are two routes available. You can decide on which route to take.
Route-1
You can take the Chempazhanthy-Pothencode route from Sreekaryam. After 7 kms of drive through this road, you will reach Kattayikonam. You can see Madavoorpara temple signboard towards right.
Route-2
You can take the Powdikonam-Pothencode route from Sreekaryam. After 8 kms of drive through this road you will reach Santhipuram. Left turn from this junction and another 2 kms of drive through this road will take you to Madavoorppara. You don't have to climb up the rock if you take this route!
The temple is open on all days for public and the property is maintained by the State Archeology Department of Kerala.
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