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| Thiruvananthapuram : An Introduction |
| Thiruvananthapuram which was previously called Trivandrum is an ancient city with trading tradition dating back to 1000 BC. Thiruvananthapuram became the capital of Raja of Travancore in 1750. The name is derived from 'Tiru Ananta Puram', the abode of the sacred serpent Ananta upon whose coils Vishnu lies in the main temple. |
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It is a peaceful attractive city built on the low hills by the sea. Away from the transport hubs and busy Mahatma Gandhi (MG) road, Thiruvananthapuram had managed to retain some of the ambience characteristics of Kerala such as red tiled roofs, narrow winding lanes, intimate corner cafes. The typical gabled pagoda like roof style is unique to Kerala and Coastal Karnataka. |
| Places of Interest in Thiruvanthapuram |
Padmanabhaswami Temple : This temple,one of the 108 shrines sacred to Vaishnavites is located in this beautiful city. The temple has beautiful 100-feet-high gopuram comprises seven stories with each center. The stone basement of the tower is covered with elaborate sculptures and the masonry above is replete with ornamental works of figures from the Puranas and other ancient scriptures. Tapering towards the top, it bears the statue of Garuda, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. Inside the temple, the main shrine is well guarded with a number of massive doors, and darshan (audience) can be had through the three-door openings into the sanctum sanctorum. |
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Sri Chitra Art Gallery : Sri Chitra Art Gallery, located within the museum compound, proves to be an ideal place for art lovers. The piece de resistance is the large section devoted to the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, an Indian painter of distinction in the history of the country's modern art. The art gallery also contains works of Rabindranath Tagore, Jamimi Roy, K. K. Hebar, miniatures from the Rajput and Mughal schools of painting and the famous Tanjore paintings encrusted with semi-precious stones. The gallery's collection also includes paintings from Indonesia, China, and Japan. |
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Distance Chart |
Agra - 2611 Km
Ahmedabad - 2040 Km
Akola - 1754 Km
Allahabad - 2407 Km
Amritsar - 3260 Km
Bangalore - 753 Km
Bellary - 1048 Km
Bhopal - 2154 Km
Bhubaneswar - 1943 Km
Calcutta - 2384 Km
Cuttack - 1968 Km
Chennai - 708 Km
New Delhi - 2814 Km
Hubli - 974 Km
Hyderabad - 1315 Km
Indore - 1990 Km
Salem - 565 Km
Shimla - 3156 Km
Srinagar - 3689 Km
Surat - 1742 Km
Thane - 1522 Km
Thrissur - 299 Km
Tiruchchirappalli - 469 km
Tirupati- 922 Km
Vadodara - 1927 Km
Varanasi - 2516
Vijayawada - 1136 Km
Vishakhapatnam - 1518 Km
Warangal - 1455
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| Thiruvananthapuram / Kerala related resources |
| Kerala Government |
| Commercial Taxes Department, Kerala |
| Employment Department, Kerala |
| General Education Department, Kerala |
| Health and Family Welfare Department, Kerala |
| Industries Department, Kerala |
| Law Department, Government Secretariat, Kerala |
| Motor Vehicles Department, Kerala |
| Police Department, Kerala |
| Public Relations Department, Kerala |
| Tourism Department, Kerala |
| Public Works Department, Kerala |
| Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit Board (RIAB), Kerala |
| Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KELTRON) |
| Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram |
| and more |
Physical and Human Geography
Area: 2192 Sq Km
Population: 29,46,650 (1991 census)
Language Spoken: Malayali (Vernacular), Hindi and English
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