Thiruvananthapuram

From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.

Where Thiruvananthapuram is in Kerala
Enlarge
Where Thiruvananthapuram is in Kerala
An India Coffehouse in  Thiruvananthapuram
Enlarge
An India Coffehouse in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), is the Capital of the Indian State of Kerala. The city was known under the name of Trivandrum. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland.

With a population of 889,191 (as of 2001) it is the biggest City Corporation in Kerala in terms of Population . Areawise also Trivandrum Municipal Corporation is the largest City Corporation in Kerala .

[edit] Origin of name

Thiruvananthapuram literally means Thiru (Great/Lord) Ananthan's Puram (City). The name derives from the main deity of a Hindu temple at the centre of the city. Ananthan is the serpent Shesha on whom Padmanabhan or Vishnu reclines. The temple of Anantha, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is the most recognizable icon of the city.

The city was officially known as Trivandrum until 1991. Trivandrum is the anglicized form of Thiruvananthapuram. The name is still in common use and most non-Keralites prefer to use Trivandrum.

[edit] External links

This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.