Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram Explained

Thirumala
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.5017°N 76.9919°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thiruvananthapuram
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:695006
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0471
Registration Plate:KL-01
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Thiruvananthapuram
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Nemom

Thirumala is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. The name is literally split into two, 'Thiru' 'Mala' meaning "Holy Hill" which refers to the hill on which an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the god Krishna called Parakovil which is formally known as Thrichakrapuram S Thirumala is also a huge hill, the summit of which may be reached from the Killiar at Jagathy, top most point being Parakovil.

Thirumala is close to Pangode, the cantonment area.

Geography

It is located at .[1]

Location

Thirumala is on the KattakkadaNeyyar Dam Road. It is about 6 km from Thampanoor and 2 km from Vazhuthacaud. Private and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus services are available from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampanoor and from East Fort.

Nearest airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
Nearest railway station : Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station

Parakovil

There is a temple for Lord Krishna on top of the hill rock. The small temple has around 95 steps where the entire green Trivandrum can be seen. The temple has three shrines, Krishna as the main one and Ganesha and Ayyappa as the minor ones. The entrance has a small wish tree also. On the foot hill of the temple, there is an ashram where Goddess Devi and Lord Krishna's shrine is present. It also has a samadhi with a Siva’s shrine downstairs. It is a very peaceful place in Trivandrum City.There is also a Mahadevar Temple at Kusakkode area.

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Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.5018135&lon=76.9919837&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2