Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Trivandrum the Capital of Kerala

Trivandrum

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Trivandrum is a tourist hot-spot for both domestic and international tourists. Being the capital of Kerala, often known as "God's own country", Trivandrum is also called as "God's own capital". It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland. Trivandrum is also famous for being the Evergreen city of India.

The famous attraction of Trivandrum is “Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple”. Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple gave its name to Kerala’s state capital Thiruvananthapuram. ‘Thiru’ ‘Anantha’ ‘Puram’ means Sacred Abode of Lord Anantha Padmanabha. The Principal Deity, Padmanabhaswamy, is enshrined in the "Anantha-sayanam" posture (in the eternal sleep of Yoga-nidra on the serpent Anantha). The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore.

There are many tourist destinations in the city including Kovalam beach, Sanghumukham Beach, Napier museum and Zoo, Agasthyarkoodam peak, Neyyar Wild life sanctuary and Neyyar Dam, Kuthira Malika palace, Ponmudi, Poovar, Varkala Cliffs and Beaches and many others.



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