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Yatra
India --» Indian Yatra
Destinations --» Trivandrum Tourism
God's own country with its psychedelic sunsets complete with palm trees
swaying to whatever music the wind chooses to play, the wafting aromas of
the land of coffee, spices and coconuts, the bastion of communism, a literate
people whose friendliness is only surpassed by their curiosity for more.
A place that fiercely retains and respects the ancient traditions while
viewing the modern with tolerance and invitation - Thiruvananthapuram or
Trivandrum is Kerala incarnate.
There is beauty and intelligence, the exotic and the mundane, there are Ayurvedic massages that elicit equal amounts of pain and pleasure, beaches and lagoons with the best part being the preservation of it all the way Nature meant it to be.
Trivandrum is also a bustling city, where the business of life is carried out like it is around the world, interspersed with everyday visits to the nearby temple or mosque. Myth has it that the place derives its name from it being the city of Anantha, the sacred serpent of Vishnu. History has it that Thiruvananthapuram had once been the port of call for Romans and Jews, Arabs and Christians. Believable, considering that it remains one of the biggest centres for sea-bound labour.
Places of Interest
Varkala
Varkala is a sea side resort, as well as an important Hindu center of pilgrimage. High cliffs with rich mineral springs rise majestically from the coastline. The 2,000 year old Janardana Swamy Temple and the Nature Center are the two main attractions here more..
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari, located approx. 70 kms from Trivandrum, is the southernmost tip of peninsular India, is where the waters of the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea meet, A place from where one can see spectacular sunrises and also colourful sunsets! on balmy evenings, one can watch the sun set while full moon is rising in another part of the sky. It was a faith that Kanyakumari district has been named after the Goddess Kanyakumari Amman, who is a well known diety of this district and over throughout the country. The legend is that the Goddess Parvathi is one of her incarnation as 'Devi Kanya' did penance on one of the rocks of this land's end to obtain the hand of Lord Siva.
On a little rocky island just off the coast is the memorial to that great Indian philosopher - Swami Vivekananda. He is supposed to have sat here in deep meditation in 1892. On the island one canalso see the Shri Pada Parai - the footprints of the virgin goddess.
Trivandrum Tourism
God's own country with its psychedelic sunsets complete with palm trees
swaying to whatever music the wind chooses to play, the wafting aromas of
the land of coffee, spices and coconuts, the bastion of communism, a literate
people whose friendliness is only surpassed by their curiosity for more.
A place that fiercely retains and respects the ancient traditions while
viewing the modern with tolerance and invitation - Thiruvananthapuram or
Trivandrum is Kerala incarnate.
There is beauty and intelligence, the exotic and the mundane, there are Ayurvedic massages that elicit equal amounts of pain and pleasure, beaches and lagoons with the best part being the preservation of it all the way Nature meant it to be.
Trivandrum is also a bustling city, where the business of life is carried out like it is around the world, interspersed with everyday visits to the nearby temple or mosque. Myth has it that the place derives its name from it being the city of Anantha, the sacred serpent of Vishnu. History has it that Thiruvananthapuram had once been the port of call for Romans and Jews, Arabs and Christians. Believable, considering that it remains one of the biggest centres for sea-bound labour.
Places of Interest
Varkala
Varkala is a sea side resort, as well as an important Hindu center of pilgrimage. High cliffs with rich mineral springs rise majestically from the coastline. The 2,000 year old Janardana Swamy Temple and the Nature Center are the two main attractions here more..
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari, located approx. 70 kms from Trivandrum, is the southernmost tip of peninsular India, is where the waters of the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea meet, A place from where one can see spectacular sunrises and also colourful sunsets! on balmy evenings, one can watch the sun set while full moon is rising in another part of the sky. It was a faith that Kanyakumari district has been named after the Goddess Kanyakumari Amman, who is a well known diety of this district and over throughout the country. The legend is that the Goddess Parvathi is one of her incarnation as 'Devi Kanya' did penance on one of the rocks of this land's end to obtain the hand of Lord Siva.
On a little rocky island just off the coast is the memorial to that great Indian philosopher - Swami Vivekananda. He is supposed to have sat here in deep meditation in 1892. On the island one canalso see the Shri Pada Parai - the footprints of the virgin goddess.