Though technically in the state sof Tamil Nadu, this palace is the traditional home of the Travancore royal family of Kerala. The palace is one of India's best specimens of secular building and of the distinctive wooden architecture of the west coast. Kerala is a state with lush green paddy fields stretching to the horizon, watered by a network of backwaters, and dotted with lovely small villages. Local laterite pink stone is used for village huts and sloping tiled roofs offer the best protection against the heavy monsoon rains that come cascading down from the heavens in the months of May, June, and July. It is today one of India's most densely populated states and one where literacy levels have reached almost a hundred per cent.
Religious Places in Kerala - Sree Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temples in Kerala is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is an overwhelming structure that has 100 feet high 'gopuram', built in Dravidian style. It is the historical landmark of the city, the main building structure representing a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of architecture. The temple is also famous for Mural paintings and stone carvings. It is one among the 108 temples dedicated to Vishnu in India.How to reach Palace at Padmanabhapuram,,indian capital, capital india, major cities of asia, asian new development, new look of asia,Napier Museum
A splendid array of gods, goddesses, nymphs, sprites and demons ornament the seven-storey 'gopuram' that forms the temple tower. Lord Vishnu is the presiding divine being which is in the posture of Kerala Ananthapadmanabhaswamy
Temple on the coiled serpent 'Anantha'.
The temple is a pompous sampling of South Indian and Dravidian architectural styles. Thus, this holy shrine attracts thousands of Hindu devotees. Outside the temple courtyard, there is a combination of shops that sell souvenirs, handicrafts, woodcarvings and handiwork of sandal. One can witness the craftsmen do their work right from carving the wood to polishing in the Religious Places in Kerala.
This ancient temple was renovated once in the year 1733. The Padmanabhaswamy Temple located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, South India is dedicated to Lord Vishnu one of the most revered and powerful Hindu deities.
You can go on temple tours to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple as a part of your Kerala temple tours though you have to keep in mind the fact that only Hindus are allowed to enter the main temple shrine. There is a picturesque pond located close to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple that you must visit while on temple tours to this 260-year old temple located in Kerala, South IndiaHow to reach Palace at Padmanabhapuram,,indian capital, capital india, major cities of asia, asian new development, new look of asia,Napier Museum.
While on temple tours to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, South India you will notice that this temple is built in the typical Dravidian style and has seven stories. The idol of the deity lies in the main sanctum of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, South India.
The intricate carvings on the pillars of the temple and the lovely murals and frescoes that are there on the walls and ceiling of the Padmanabhaswamy temple are fabulous and definitely warrant a visit.
This ancient temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Lord Vishnu and overlooks the Padma Theeram Tank and is representative of the concept of the hooded snake deity Lord Anantha providing a throne to the Lord Vishnu to sit on. There are a number of stone pavilions located inside the temple premises and are exquisitely carved.