Palaces
The Padmanabhapuram Palace was the main residence of the Travancore Maharajahs whereas the Ranis of Attingal resided at that place in their own palaces. Later the royal family moved to Trivandrum wherein the females resided at the Sree Padam Palace. Presently the Royal family members live at Kowdiar Palace in Trivandrum and at Chennai, Bangalore etc. Some members are also settled abroad in the United States of America, Australia, South Africa etc.
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Set the palaces on fire.”
—Punjabi proverb, trans. by Gurinder Singh Mann.
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A sheet of light that paves
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The river shining through the field of graves.”
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