Sivalaya Ottam means running from one Siva temple to another. On Sivarathri day, the pilgrims at Kanyakumari district worship at 12 siva temples covering a distance of 82 km within 24 hours by foot. Pilgrims who cover the distance by foot observe ‘vridha’ for a week. Those who cannot run this distance, visit the temples in vehicles. Package tours are available at Trivandrum on Sivarathri day. The temples are covered in a particular sequence starting from Thirumalai Siva Temple which is near Marthandam (40 km from Kanyakumari).  The distance between the temples are as follows. Thirumalai – Thikkurichi                    9 km Thikkurichi – Thripparappu            14 km Thriparappu – Thirunanthikkara -  8 km Thirunanthikkara – Ponmana   -     7 km ...