🕒 1 day · 5:30 AM – 7:00 PM🛣️ about 265 km🗺️ Interstate
Three ancient forest shrines of Lord Sastha on the Kollam–Shenkottai road — the child at Kulathupuzha, the youth at Aryankavu, the householder at Achankovil — and the Kumbhavurutty waterfall.
5:30 AM — Pickup Kollam Junction station · Kollam KSRTC bus station · Trivandrum Airport (on request)
7:00 AM — Kulathupuzha Bala Sastha, the child form, by the Kallada river; feed the temple fish. Breakfast nearby, own expense. (Opens 5 AM)
8:40 AM — Aryankavu Sastha as a youth, in a forest shrine near the Tamil Nadu border. (Women 10–50 don't enter)
10:50 AM — Achankovil Via Shenkottai and a forest ghat to Sastha the householder, with Poorna and Pushkala. Lunch in the village, own expense. (Closes 12 noon)
1:00 PM — Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls Steps down through the forest to the falls on the Achankovil river. (Forest entry · till 4:30 PM)
7:00 PM — Drop-off Kollam Junction, KSRTC bus station, or your own stop in the city
Good to know
🛕 Temple timings: All three open about 5 AM–12 noon and 5–8 PM; we reach Achankovil before it closes at noon. Men remove shirts inside; modest traditional dress for all.
🚺 Aryankavu entry: As at Sabarimala, women aged 10–50 do not enter the Aryankavu shrine. Achankovil welcomes women of all ages, even up its 18 steps.
💧 Kumbhavurutty: Forest department falls, open about 8 AM–4:30 PM; visitors are limited per hour. Closed after heavy rain — flash floods happen here. Bathing only where staff allow.
🛣️ The road: Achankovil is reached through Shenkottai in Tamil Nadu, then a forest ghat with many hairpins. We arrange our vehicle's permit; carry a photo ID.
