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Trivandrum
The city of tiruvananthapuram, also known as trivandrum is located in the southern most point of the country. With the low lying hills of Western Ghats surrounding the city, the trivandrum tourist attractions are quite enchanting for the visitors. Not only the history of trivandrum is exemplary, the cultural representation of the state has been aptly found in the trivandrum temples. Being the capital city of the present day Kerala, the area has grown into a modern place for visits by tourists and business people.
In a very small time after independence, the trivandrum temples were seen to be trivandrum tourist attractions with the modern structures related to the IT business. Looking back, the history of trivandrum always was associated with cultural elegance and brilliance rather than by the wars and feuds. People residing in this part of the country were bent towards academics and culture which still remain part of the trivandrum tourist attractions like the Napier museum, the Shri Chitbra Art Gallery, the Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library, the university college besides the number of arts, science, ayurveda, law and medical colleges.
Although the history of trivandrum is replete with some political movements, yet the trivandrum temples have always been an attractions for the tourists as well as the residents of the state. The tirade of such trivandrum tourist attractions is led by the Padmanabha Swamy temple, followed by many others where the culture of the state is kept in practise till today. Since the city also has many beaches, the tourists have more to enjoy besides the trivandrum temples. The Kovalam beach is the most beautiful place, even among other beaches in India where the resorts are the major tourist attractions.
People come to these areas to spend their holidays with some solitude and soak in the flavor of the mush green foliages and the sandy beaches. The Veli lake and Shankumugham beach have many sculptures and painting by famous artisans of medieval period which speaks volumes about the cultural history of trivandrum. Other places of importance are thiruvallam, Aruvikkara dam, and the southern tip of India, kanyakumari which has famous sculpted statues like the Buddha.
Most of the trivandrum tourst attractions are mentioned in smart musafir along with the routes and directions for reaching the desired destinations. Even there are mentions about the history of trivandrum which makes people to understand the culture of the city in a vivid manner. The facilities for transportation and hotels for accommodations are listed in the portal for the benefit of the tourists so as to make their trip a memorable outing.