A must see in Varkala, many festival, check the date before going in order to see the whole town in action !

We actually visited Sivagiri Mutt with the hill-top mausoleum of Sree Narayana Guru as part of a guided tour of the local attractions. Our taxi driver was our guide and I am glad we were accompanied. He told me when I could take photographs,etc. We also visited the Janardhana Swami Temple, the Varkala Tunnel built by the British in1880, local... More

A beautiful introduction to Hindu culture. Worth spending spending some time just walking around and absorbing the sights, and sounds, and feelings.

I enjoyed going to the place where one of greatest gurus and yogis lived. His precepts and thoughts are absolutely a must for human beings all over the world because he sees all mankind as one. The purity and the clarity in thinking is just something that India needs today, and something that bowled over Gandhiji when he visited Sivagiri... More

Sivagiri is a peaceful place in varkala. When we visited in sivagiri lot of marriages going on there. I think 10 or 12. It was nice experience. It's a temple. We walked around the compound nice to see. If you are visiting varkala don't forget this place..it's located on a mud.

I like sivagiri temple and the surroudings.......very pecefull,and temple is situvated on thé top if the hill......

Beautiful place, Guru who touched my heart. Excellent Kerelean lunch served.

Very beautiful place, nice chance to take some photos. When my friends visited, school was just getting out and there were lots of children who wanted to have their photo taken, ask my friends names, etc.

Sivagiri is a pilgrimage centre in Varkala, India where one of its social reformer and sage Sree Narayana Guru's tomb is located and place where guru was enlightend and got the salvation. The Samadhi (the final resting place) of the Guru here attracts thousands of devotees every year during the Sivagiri Pilgrimage days 30 December to 1 January. The Sivagiri... More