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	Padmanabhapuram Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Padmanabhapuram palace, once the seat of Travancore kings is an architectural masterpiece without parallel in India or elsewhere.
		Padmanabhapuram palace was the seat of the ancient rulers of Travancore.
		Padmanabhapuram palace is the supreme embodiment of architecture, sculpture, mural paintings and carvings on wood.
	www.ayurjeeva.com /Vaastu/article14.htm?articleid=14 (934 words)

	Padmanabhapuram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Padmanabhapuram is a city and a municipality near Thuckalai in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		Padmanabhapuram was the old capital of the princely state of Travancore in India.
		Padmanabhapuram has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Padmanabhapuram (161 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace in Thuckalay
		The Padmanabhapuram Palace, a magnificent wooden palace of the 16th century, is situated at Thuckalay, 60 km from Thiruvananthapuram, in Kanyakumari District.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace, actually a complex of 14 palaces, is spread over 6.5 acres.
		The ancient and majestic Padmanabhapuram Palace, an epitome of Kerala architecture, is housed in a small idyllic town set against a backdrop of hills.
	www.tvmonnet.com /html/padmanabhapuram_palace.htm (210 words)

	Palace at Padmanabhapuram India, On the road from Trivandrum, the state capital, down to Kanyakumari, the tip of the ...
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		The fort walls surround Padmanabhapuram, and nearby there is a little village from which a long driveway leads up to the ornamental wooden gateway of the palace.
		Padmanabhapuram is 55 kilometers south of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala.
	www.4to40.com /discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_padmanabhapuram (1419 words)

	indenomade, Trivandrum et région, Kerala
		Padmanabhapuram was dedicated formerly to the Padmanabha Lord "That which is Né from the flower of the lotus", another name given to the Vishnu god, by kings de Travancore who controlled this area until the 18 2nd century, before it is conquered by the English.
		Elegant Palais of Padmanabhapuram, whose three stages evoke the shapes of the Far-Eastern pagodas, is a superb example of architecture keralite wood.
		Padmanabhapuram, it easy and is advised to carry on its road towards the Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari, 35 km), with Tamil Nadu, the extreme southern point of the Indian continent.
	www.indenomade.com /english/dettrivandrum.htm (864 words)

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		Padmanabhapuram Palace is an ancient historical monument representing the indigenous architectural features especially the in the traditional style of southern Kerala.
		The palace is situated in the centre of the Padmanabhapuram fort with an area of 186 acres amidst hills, dales and rivers.
		Padmanabhapuram was the capital of erstwhile Travancore State till 1792.
	www.prd.kerala.gov.in /mon_01.htm (5228 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace Monuments Tourism in India
		Located 55 km away from Thiruvananthapuram on the highway to Nagarcoil-Kanyakumari, Padmanabhapuram was once the seat of the rulers of old Travancore or Venad State from the16th to the late 18th centuries.
		The complex consists of individual structures linked by a maze of corridors, colonnades, verandahs, courts and constructed of teakwood and granite and stands within the massive stone walls of 30 ft which kept Tipu Sultan at bay in the 18th century.
		Padmanabhapuram lies 55 km south-west of Thiruvananthapuram(a two-and-a-half hour drive), the capital of Kerala state.
	www.webindia123.com /tourism/monuments/palaces/padma.htm (957 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace, Palaces in Kerela India, Kerala Monuments, Historical Monuments of Kerala, Fort of Kerala
		Padmanabhapuram Palace, Palaces in Kerela India, Kerala Monuments, Historical Monuments of Kerala, Fort of Kerala
		Situated 54 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, in the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu is the magnificent wooden palace, the Padmanabhapuram Palace of the 16th century Travancore rulers.
		The Padmanabhapuram Palace is a well-preserved wooden palace, a glorious testimony to the traditional architecture of Kerala.
	kerala.indiantravelportal.com /monuments/padmanabhapuram-palace.html (368 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : A royal retreat
		One, it is located in the former capital of the erstwhile princely State of Travancore, and is among the finest surviving examples of traditional Kerala architecture.
		In the 18th century, after renovating the palace and replacing the mud-fort with a four-km-long granite wall, Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore, renamed the fort, the palace and the surrounding areas Padmanabhapuram, in honour of the Lord Padmanabha, the patron deity of the royal family of Travancore.
		Padmanabhapuram continued as the seat of the royal family of Travancore, till the capital was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram in 1780.
	www.blonnet.com /life/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300170300.htm (1288 words)

	Padmanabhapuram at AllExperts
		Padmanabhapuram was the old capital of the princely state Travancore in India.
		The Travancore King, Rama Varma who was popularly known as Dharma Raja, shifted the capital in 1795 from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.
		The Padmanabhapuram is near Thuckalai in Kanya Kumari district of Tamil Nadu.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/padmanabhapuram.htm (171 words)

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		Padmanabhapuram Palace is an ancient historical monument representing the indigenous architectural features especially the in the traditional style of southern Kerala.
		The palace is situated in the centre of the Padmanabhapuram fort with an area of 186 acres amidst hills, dales and rivers.
		Padmanabhapuram was the capital of erstwhile Travancore State till 1792.
	prd.kerala.gov.in /mon_01.htm (5228 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Although now officially in Tamil Nadu, PADMANABHAPURAM, 63km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram, was the capital of Travancore between 1550 and 1750, and therefore has a far more intimate connection with the history of Kerala.
		It is reached by crossing the main road from the bus station, turning left, and then following a road on the right for a pleasant ten- or fifteen-minute walk through the paddy fields.
		Further points of interest in the palace include a dining hall intended for the free feeding of up to 2000 brahmins, and a 38-kilo stone which, it is said, every new recruit to the raja's army had to raise above his head 101 times.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/Asia/India/Padmanabhapuram (766 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Fort amidst hills, dales and rivers ,is situated in Kanyakumari District
		Padmanabhapuram Fort amidst hills, dales and rivers,is situated in Kanyakumari District
		This town Padmanabhapuram, is surrounded by a fort with an area of 187 acres.
		The palace with an area of seven acres, is situated in the very centre on the Padmanabhapuram Fort, amidst hills, dales and rivers.
	kanyakumari.50webs.com /padmanabhapuram-palace.htm (512 words)

	Trivandrum - Padmanabhapuram Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For nearly two and a half Centuries, from 1500 to 1790 CE, Padmanabhapuram reigned supreme as the seat of royal power, and the pivotal point for the growth of trade, commerce, culture, art and literature throughout the region that today comprises Kerala and Southern Tamil Nadu.
		And nowhere else can you feel the fingers of time rustling the pages of this history than at Padmanabhapuram Palace, a superb example of traditional Kerala architecture, replete with teak, granite and stone, all combining in a symphony of elegance and simplicity.
		Reputed to be the largest wooden palace in India, the Padmanabhapuram Palace is today administered by the Kerala government's Department of Archaeogy, even though it is located in Tamil Nadu - one of the quirky results of the 1956 reorganisation of Indian States along linguistic lines.
	www.trivandrumonline.com /travelinformation/padmanabhapurampalace1.htm (1116 words)

	Nagercoil Tourist Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Xavier Church is 16 kms away from south of Nagercoil The church records show that the church was built in the year 1600 A.D, and it is dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, a Catholic priest who came to India.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace is Located 55 km away from Thiruvananthapuram on the highway to Nagarcoil- Kanyakumari.
		It was an ancient Capital of the Travancore rulers until 1798 A.D. The palace with an area of seven acres is situated in the very centre on the Padmanabhapuram Fort, amidst hills, dales and rivers.
	www.nagercoil.com /tourist.html (466 words)

	Sruti - India Music,India Magazine,India Music Magazine,india music,india magazine,india music magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is a known fact that rain poured there torrentially in Karumkulam, where previously there had been no rain for about five years, when Sivan visited that small village, singing the praise of Lord Venkateswara, the reigning deity installed in the heart of the village.
		He spent most of his childhood in Padmanabhapuram, which was then the capital of the State.
		Worried by their son's abnormal behaviour, Subramonian's parents decided that the best way to bring him around to their notion of what he should be doing was to get him married, in the belief that marriage would make him 'responsible'.
	www.sruti.com /sepoct2k/sepnwnt4.htm (1747 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari,Monuments of Tamil Nadu,Tour to Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu and its beautiful places, ...
		Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari,Monuments of Tamil Nadu,Tour to Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu and its beautiful places, Tourist Attractions of Tamil Nadu, Tours and Tamil Nadu, Indiaprofile.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari is located 55 kms away from Thiruvananthapuram.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari is the palace which is famous for its individuality and architecture.
	www.indiaprofile.com /tourist-attractions/tamil-nadu/monuments/padmanabhapuram-palace.html (297 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace Thiruvananthapuram kerala India
		Padmanabhapuram palace - Location : In Thuckalay, 64 km from Thiruvananthapuram, situated in Tamilnadu, a neighbouring State.
		A magnificent wooden palace of the 16th century, Padmanabhapuram Palace lies at the land's end of mainland India.
		An enticing piece to any lover of art and architecture this old palace of the Rajas of the erstwhile Travancore (1550 to 1750 AD) is a fine specimen of Kerala's indigenous style of architecture.
	www.naturemagics.com /india-kerala-travel/padmanabhapuram-palace-thiruvananthapuram.shtm (230 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : Triangular fight in Padmanabhapuram
		Nagercoil: It is a tri-cornered contest between the DMK-led alliance, the AIADMK-led alliance and the BJP in the Padmanabhapuram municipality.
		There are 21 wards in Padmanabhapuram municipal limits and 13,372 voters will cast their votes.
		However there is a stiff competition among the candidates to occupy the post of Padmanabhapuram municipal chairperson.
	www.hindu.com /2006/10/15/stories/2006101510080300.htm (166 words)

	Beaches - Kovalam Beach in Kerala
		Depending on the time you intend to spend in Kovalam, you can plan small tours to places nearby.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace - Kanyakumari:Another package for a two day tour.
		The Padmanabhapuram Palace is 63 km from Thiruvananthapuram.
	www.indiatravelite.com /Beaches/kovalamexcursion.htm (837 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace,Padmanabhapuram Palace Trivandrum,Hotel Padmanabhapuram Palace Trivandrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A visit to Padmanabhapuram Palace, situated in Trivandrum, Kerala, South India, and a trip down India Palaces, takes the tourist on a journey across a plush palace, which is a proud and doughty reminder of the Indian heritage, culture and the uniqueness that we tend to associate with our great, vintage Indian civilization.
		Kerala has this great and lavish Palace called as the Padmanabhapuram Palace, located in Trivandrum, Kerala, which is known for being the largest wooden Palace of the country.
		Padmanabhapuram Palace, located in Trivandrum, Kerala, South India, is an ideal instance of Kerala architecture with a maze of varied artifacts, structures and gifts to the local king, being the center of attraction for the Padmanabhapuram Palace visitors of all ilk and variety.
	www.india-palaces.com /india-palaces/padmanabhapuram-palace-trivandrum.html (227 words)

	Padmanabhapuram - Travel Guide
		The former capital of Travancore, Padmanabhapuram is known for its fort,....
		Padmanabhapuram Palace, Palaces in Kerala India, Kerala Monuments...
		Padmanabhapuram Palace : Monument in Kerala - Kerala Travel...
	travel-guide.traveliseek.com /padmanabhapuram_avl_li37669.html (1257 words)

	Accomodation Facilities in Kanyakumari Town Kanyakumari STD Code
		The ancient historical town Padmanabhapuram is one of the four municipalities in the district is 55 Km.
		It is said that there is a subway or tunnel about four feet width, supposed to connect the padmanabhapuram palace.
		On the northern side of the fort is found a slop to being the canon from the lower to the upper part of the parapet of the fort.
	www.baywatchpark.com /kanyakumari/placetovisit.htm (3416 words)

	9th Battalion Madras Regiment at AllExperts
		The battalion was raised in 1704 at Padmanabhapuram in Kalkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.
		Padmanabhapuram was the erstwhile capital of Travancore State.
		Raised as personal bodyguards to the Maharaja of Travancore, the unit, though redesigned through the ages, continues to retain its individual identity with no history of disbandment or re-raising.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/9th_battalion_madras_regiment.htm (911 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace IV photo - oochappan photos at pbase.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Padmanabhapuram Palace IV photo - oochappan photos at pbase.com
		The coridors around the main rooms are very airy and the constant cool stream of the air cools off the inner walls.
		The last in the serie of this wooden Palace built in 1744 AD, a beautiful example for Kerala architecture.
	www.pbase.com /oochappan/image/38344805 (70 words)

	Padmanabhapuram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Padmanabhapuram palace is a magnificent 16th century wooden structure, the seat of the rulers of Travancore.
		It will give you the feeling that you have stepped directly into the royal family's life.
		Closed on mondays; otherwise open from early morning until late evening.
	www.keralalink.com /keralalink/html/padmanabhapuram.html (70 words)

	Uday Samudra :: Leisure
		Padmanabhapuram Palace • Veli Lagoon (Tourist Village) • Kuthira Malika
		Padmanabhapuram was once the capital of the State of Travancore and is 51 kms from the city on the way to Nagarcoil in Tamil Nadu.
		Sea side rides are also organized by UDS exclusively at peak seasons, embarking right from the front beach of the resort.
	uds.co.in /leisure_options.html (746 words)

	Padmanabhapuram Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Padamanabhapuram Palace complex is located in a small village Padmanabhapuram, around 65 km from Trivandrum, Kerala, India, en route to Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu.
		The Clock Tower and the Roof of the Padmanabhapuram Palace
		King’s Council chamber is the most beautiful place of the entire palace complex.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Padmanabhapuram_Palace (869 words)

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