Travancore Heritage

... in front of him! Moving On So we've got a few more days lounging by the pool, attempting to undo generations of pasty Celtic heritage with some hardcore UV radiation.  And then it's on to Sri Lanka for the final leg of our journey.  Somehow, we ...

The Other Side of Sabarimala (India) Pathanamthitta town in central Travancore is southern Kerala's gateway to the famous Sabarimala shrine. On the way from Pathanamthitta to sannidhanam by taking a deviation to the right at Plappally one can skirt ...

... , the well known Maharaja of Travancore (note that the state of Kerala was formed by the integration of 3 princely states - Travancore, Kochi and Malabar) dedicated his Kingdom to Sree Padmanabhaswami with the capital at Padmanabhapuram in the south. His ...

... high, with beautiful carvings all across. The temple belonged to, and was maintained and administered by the Travancore kings till Kanyakumari became part of Tamil Nadu. Suchindram is unique in that this happens to be the ...