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  Nedumpuram Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The palace belongs to a branch of the Kulasekhara dynasty that ruled the principality of Udayamangalam in Northern Kerala.
During the southern campaign of Tippu Sultan, the defeated family fled to the south and took shelter under the patronage of the King of Travancore.
The current palace stands at the earlier location of a palace that belonged to the Raja of Tiruvalla.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nedumpuram_Palace   (97 words)

  
 Tiruvalla - Definition, explanation
The city is famous for its various religious festivals, schools and as the seat of the Diocese of Tiruvalla for the The Mar Thomas Syrian Christian Community.
Today's Paliakara Palace is a branch of Lakshmipuram Palace of Changanacherry which was the branch of Alikottu Kovilakam of Pazhancherry in Malabar.
Similarly, Nedumpuram Palace is a branch of Mavelikkara Palace is an heir to the Kolathiri tradition of Udayamangalam.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/ti/tiruvalla.php   (703 words)

  
 Kerala Murals - A close study of Kerala Mural Paintings
Kerala has a tradition in the field of painting as is evidenced by the murals in temples, palaces and churches.
Palace and temple murals were peopled with highly stylised pictures of gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon.
Likewise the wall paintings at Panayannarkavu, Trichakrapuram, Panjal Kottakkal as well as those in Padmanabhapuram and Krishnapuram palaces, Kayamklulam and those in the inner chambers and the lower floor of Mattancherry palace, represent a much later period in the evolution of medieval mural tradition.
www.keralamurals.com /mural-paintings/murals-tradition.htm   (907 words)

  
 Kerala History
Likewise the wall paintings at Panayannarkavu, Trichakrapuram, Panjal Kottakkal as well as those in Padmanabhapuram and Krishnapuram palaces and those in the inner chambers and the lower floor of Mattancherry palace, represent a much later period in the evolution of medieval mural tradition.
These wall paintings are characterized by their linear accuracy, the adherence to colour symbolism, elaborate ornamentations and sensitive portrayal of emotions.
The painting in the Mattancheri palace of Krishna holding aloft Govardhan for example is a typical example in which minute details of the wooded mountain are elaborately depicted.
www.keralahistory.ac.in /muralsofkerala.htm   (1448 words)

  
 Jesus
The legend has it that the King was so enamored with the new religion that he ordered sixty four well-to-do Brahmin families to join the new religion.
The king gave prominence to the Christians in his palace and in his kingdom.
The two dozen Christian families who had come with St. Thomas along with the local Brahmins constituted the first Church.
www.indianchristianity.org /evan.html   (5278 words)

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