Navaikulam is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk, it the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.

It is situated 11km east of Varkala town and 37km north of Trivandrum City along NH66.

[2] Navaikulam shares many cultural and linguistic similarities with the neighboring Kollam district or Central Travancore.

As of 2001[update] India census, Navaikulam had a population of 27703 with 13084 males and 14619 females.

Set amidst a vast campus, the temple enshrines the syncretic image of Sankaranarayana, whose left half shows the attributes of Vishnu and the right half that of Siva, this is believed to be the biggest Shankaranarayana statue in standing position.