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Milling around the city's most famous landmark the Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple are hordes of devotees, tourists and citizens going about their daily affairs. This is the home of Lord Vishnu who shelters under the canopy of the sacred serpent - the many hooded Anantha after whom this seaside town is named. It is from the hallowed sanctum of the ancient temple that Maharaja Marthanda Varma (1729-1758), the mighty Travancore ruler, took the step of dedicating his city to the lord. He contented himself with ruling as a mere slave or dasa. However he laid the foundations for a legal mechanism that effectively protected the kingdom from being absorbed by the British. Sprawling haphazardly over seven forested hills, this ancient city, once the capital of the kingdom of Travancore from 1750 till 1958, is a gateway to Kerala's most popular tourist attractions. Kovalam Beach is just 10km away, and in

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Reality, Bangalore | 26th May 2006
East Fort & Chalai - the commercial essence of this

Overview of the destination
East Fort, the old quarter of Trivandrum was the seat of the kings. Chalai is the busy market thoroughfare, once the commercial centre of theFood, sight-seeing and shopping
Wander around this area just after sundown and absorb a bewildering array of activities - from a group of blind singers belting out malayalam movieActivities & things to do
wander about & gaze. Good non-veg food.Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
Get into an Auto from anywhere in Trivandrum and say 'Gandhi Park, East Fort'. Sit for a while in the Park and absorb the atmosphere.
Reality, Bangalore | 21st April 2006
Royalty vs Democracy

The capital city of Kerala was the seat of the Kings of Travancore and is
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