Straddling the Kollam-Kottapuram Waterway, Amritapuri is dominated by the massive ashram complex of Hindu spiritual leader Mata Maritanandamayi Devi. In the peninsular village, rocky beaches back the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, a vast Darshan hall surrounded by apartment towers, office buildings, temples, and dining halls. Across the Amrita Sethu Bridge, Amrita University's campus overlooks coconut palm groves.