Kottumkulangara Temple, Chavara (12 km from Kollam)

This temple is famous for the Thalappoli Mahoslavam which has a time-honoured custom of men dressed in female attires offering flowers to the deity.

Parabrahma Temple, Ochira (54 km north of Kollam town)

This pilgrim centre owes allegiance to the Advaitha philosophy in Hinduism. The presiding deity here is the Parabrahma or 'absolute reality'. Being an abstract concept that cannot be symbolized in an iconographic manner, there is no temple structure here. The Ochirakali in the month of, June is famous.

Lord Ayyappa Temple, Aryankavu

(51 km from Thiruvananthapuram and 70 km from Kollam)

This pilgrim centre has exquisite sculptures and mural paintings. Mandala pooja and Thrikalyanam celebrated in December are the main festivals here.

Mata Amritanandamayi Mutt

(52 km from Kollam)

This is the place where Mata Amritanandamayi or Amma was born. It is today the headquarters of her worldwide mission and the spiritual home of thousands of devotees.

Panmana, Karunagapally

(18 km from Kollam)

This is where Sree Chattampi Swamikal, a great social reformer of Modern Kerala attained Samadhi in 1924. The Bhattarakeswaram temple and ashram are dedicated to him