Trivandrum, Kerala,
India
The capital of Kerala, Trivandrum (or
Thiruvananthapuram), became prominent under Raja Martanda
Varma, who made it the capital of his kingdom of Travancore in 1745. A large
fort contains several palaces and the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple dedicated to
Vishnu and a noted pilgrimage centre.
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Padmanabhaswamy temple
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With temple
tank (1,
2)
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Temple
visitor's dress code
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The ideally
dressed (more)
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Budding
coconuts
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The Kannikar
people
Natural History museum ▒
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Napier museum
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The Muthuvan
people
Natural History museum ▒
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The
Malapantram people
Natural History museum ▒
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The Mannan
people
Natural History museum ▒
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The Thanka
Pulaya people
Natural History museum ▒
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Tharawad
(old Nair house) ▒
Natural History museum
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Puthen Maliga
Palace (more)
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Of the
Travancore maharajas
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About 200
years old
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A building in
the courtyard
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Kerala style
tile architecture
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Took 5,000
workers 4 years
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Houses a
museum inside
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Friends in
Trivandrum
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