Trivandrum Fairvalue
Thiruvananthapuram District is one among fourteen districts in the Kerala State located in the south of the Indian sub-continent. It is considered as the jewel of Kerala like an emerald necklace. Thiruvananthapuram City or Trivandrum is renamed by the English and is the district headquarters and also the capital city of Kerala State. Thiru Anantha Puram or the city of the Holy Anantha is named after Ananthan, the cosmic serpent with a thousand heads on whose coils Lord Mahavishnu reclines. This iconic representation is the chief deity in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple. In 1745, the temple was built by King Marthanda Varma of the Travancore Royal family. He shifted the Travancore capital from Padmanabhapuram in the south to Thiruvananthapuram and started reigning as ‘Padmanabha Dasa’, the servant and representative of Lord Padmanabha. The temple’s tall ‘Gopuram’ decorated with detailed carvings reflected in the huge temple tank is a centre of attraction for the tourist and the merely curious.
People of Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram is built on seven hills and slowly grown into a metropolis, but thankfully the city still retains her past glory and charm. It is one of the biggest cities of the State. The people living in the city retained their friendliness and hospitality. They can communicate in English, Hindi or Tamil as easily as in their native language Malayalam. The old quarter of the city clusters in and around the East Fort, a protected landmark that dates back to the Royal days.
Musical Fest
Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is a famous place of worship for many people. The Navarathri Mandapam is the important place for conducting annual musical fest offering to Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning, Kuthira Malika, a unique traditional architecture. The venue of the annual Swathi Thirunal music festival was the composer-king of Travancore.
Three Important Faiths
The Mahatma Gandhi Road is considered as the chief artery of the city. It is lined by traditional mansions that proclaim the grandeur of the times past and a brashly commercial taste. The city’s spirit of ‘live and let live’ is nowhere more evident than at Palayam. It is the three centers of worships of three faiths rub shoulders, the ancient Ganapathy Temple, the Palayam Muslim Mosque and the Palayam Christian Cathedral.
Southwest Monsoon brings pleasant climate
This city has a pleasant climate virtually throughout the year. The city sparkles with bursts of monsoon due to Southwest Monsoon in the month of June which gives heavy rainfall. After the ‘hot’ summers, it is considered as the welcome summer showers. It brings blessing to the entire land for agriculture and recharge of underground water. The monsoon is the root cause for many damages to properties and lives.
Spring Harvest Festival
Onam festival is crowned as the top among all local festivals. It is the spring harvest festival marked by traditional fare throughout the State. The harvest festival season is traditional colours and rhythms of ancient lore entice. The festival includes the spirited race of the picturesque and majestic snake boats, the grand elephant parade, etc. The special presentation of the festival regarding Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Koodiyattam and other traditional arts of Kerala, etc, attracted many visitors from around the world.