Edayar
Island is located near Thiruvallam in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala.
This beautiful island is situated at about 7 kms from the city en route to the international beach resort of Kovalam,
the Edayar island is inhabited by just under 500 people. No concrete buildings,
and absolutely no blaring of horns of vehicles - just pure salubrious fresh air
and silence. The tea stalls, reminiscent of rural Kerala, dots the island. The island,
spread over two square kilometres in length and a width of half-a-kilometre, is
complete with a temple, "kavu" and church. The festivals at these places of worship can also be witnessed by the
tourist. For the spiritually bend, the ancient Parasurama temple situated on
the bank of Karamana river at Thiruvallom can be an attraction. Edayar is just
a five minute walk from Thiruvallom near the Trivandrum-Kovalam bypass. Visitors can either ferry to the island or can
opt to use the narrow iron
bridge near Thiruvallom to walk into the
island.
It is about 500 m off the NH
Bypass and 5.5 km off the National
Highway 47.. The nearest Airport is Trivandrum International
Airport and
Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station is the nearest Railway Station.
