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This is a special blog for the informations of Trivandrum City,that is located in our Kerala State.
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This is a special blog for the informations of Trivandrum City,that is located in our Kerala State.
Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian State of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland. Referred to by Mahathma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterized by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills and busy commercial alleys.With more than 750,000 inhabitants in the city proper, and a population around 1.68 million when including the wider Urban agglomeration, Thiruvananthapuram is the largest and most populous city in Kerala. It is an IT hub of the state with over 80% of the state's software exports
ORIGIN OF THE NAME
The city gets its name from the Malayalam word thiru-anantha-puram, meaning the "City of Lord Ananta".The name derives from the deity of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple at the centre of the city. Anantha is the serpent Shesha on whom Padmanabhan or Vishnu reclines. This temple of Vishnu reclining on Anantha remains the iconic landmark of the city. It is estimated that the value of the monumental items and assets of the temple partially revealed are close to 100,000 crore (US$19.95 billion), making it the richest temple in the world.The city was officially referred to as Trivandrum until 1991, when the government decided to reinstate the city's original name Thiruvananthapuram.
HISTORY
•Thiruvananthapuram is an ancient city with trading traditions dating back to 1000 BCE. It is believed that the ships of King Solomon landed in a port called Ophir (now Poovar) in Thiruvananthapuram in 1036 BCE.The city was the trading post of spices, sandalwood and ivory.However, the ancient political and cultural history of the city was almost entirely independent from that of the rest of Kerala. The early rulers of the city were the Ays. With their fall in the 10th century, the city was taken over by the rulers of Venad.
•The rise of modern Thiruvananthapuram began with accession of Marthanda Varma in 1729 as the founding ruler of the princely state of Travancore (Thiruvithamkoor in the local vernacular). Thiruvananthapuram was made the capital of Travancore in 1745 after shifting the capital from Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari district. The city developed into a major intellectual and artistic centre during this period. The golden age in the city's history was during the mid 19th century under the reign ofMaharaja Swathi Thirunal and Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal. This era saw the establishment of the first English school (1834), the Observatory (1837), the General Hospital (1839), the Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library and the University College (1873). The first mental hospital in the state was also started during the same period. Sanskrit College, Ayurveda College, Law College and a second grade college for women were started byMoolam Thirunal (1885–192
DASAS
DASAS
•The Travancore royal family style themselves as Padmanabha Dasas or servants ofPadmanabha an epithet of Hindu God Vishnu since 1750 when Maharajah Marthanda Varma made over the state to the deity of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and vowed that from that that day on, the royal family would rule the state on behalf of Him. The title ofPadmanabha Dasa is prefixed to the name of every Travancore King while females call themselves Padmanabha Sevinis. This important donation of the state to the temple was known as Thripadidanam. The British government accorded the Maharajah of Travancore a high 19 gun salute, whereas for all temple festivals, the highest salute of 21 guns was fired.
PALACES
•The Padmanabhapuram Palace was the main residence of the Travancore Maharajahs whereas the Ranis of Attingal resided at that place in their own palaces. Later the royal family moved to Trivandrum wherein the females resided at the Sree Padam Palace. Presently the Royal family members live at Kowdiar Palace in Trivandrum and at Chennai, Bangalore etc. Some members are also settled abroad in the United States of America, Australia, South Africa etc.
LIST OF MAHARAJAS IN TRIVANDRUM
•*Anizham Tirunal Marthanda Varma 1729–1758
•*Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma (Dharma Raja) 1758–1798
•*Balarama Varma 1798–1810
•*Gowri Lakshmi Bayi 1810–1815 (Queen from 1810–1813 and Regent Queen from 1813–1815)
•*Gowri Parvati Bayi (Regent) 1815–1829
•*Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma 1829–1846
•*Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma 1846–1860
•*Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma 1860–1880
•*Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma 1880–1885
•*Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma 1885–1924
•*Sethu Lakshmi Bayi (Regent) 1924–1931
•*Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma 1931–1947
It is said to have been installed in the 1840s during the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. Records show that two clockwork mechanisms were purchased by the State of Travancore from Chennai. One was installed at Trivandrum, the other at Padmanabhapuram Palace, in Tamil Nadu district. Another school of thought says that it was erected to symbolize the victory of Travancore over Tipu Sultan.
FORT GATE
Fort Gate has now 115 years Old.
1970 ‘s East Fort
