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Kerala govt launches Travancore Heritage tourism project

February 17, 20211022 Views

In a tourism initiative, the Kerala government has launched a Rs 100 crore Travancore Heritage Project to conserve and showcase the cultural richness and tangible legacy of the erstwhile kingdom. State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the project would "make the visit to the state capital and its surroundings a more riveting experience". The project, which seeks to preserve old-world looks of the vintage structures, overall covers heritage structures from Padmanabhapuram Palace, now in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, to the Parthasarathy temple on the banks of the Pampa in Aranmula of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. "Kerala Tourism is making a major stride by presenting before the world the heritage and legacy of Travancore. The project is conceived in such...

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Padmanabhswamy Temple to be managed by ex-royal family of Travancore, says SC

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July 13, 2020568 Views

Supreme Court on Monday upheld the rights of the erstwhile royal family of Travancore in the administration and management of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The temple came into limelight as one of the richest temples in the country after the discovery of wealth locked in 'kallaras' (vaults) for centuries. Today’s verdict by a two judge bench of Justices U U Lalit and Indu Malhotra has now put an end to a nine year old legal battle. Reversing the Kerala High Court's 2011 order that the rights of the royal family ceased to exist after the death of the last ruler of Travancore in 1991, the Supreme Court said the death of the last ruler will not result in revocation of rights of the family in favour of the Kerala government. The top court further said th...