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  2. Culture of Thiruvananthapuram - Wikipedia

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    Tennis coaching can be obtained at Trivandrum Tennis Club Adventure sports. Varkala near Thiruvananthapuram is known for adventure activities like paragliding etc. Kovalam hosts one of India's oldest surfing enclaves and also one of the first exclusive surf shops in India. [11] Several companies offer hiking, trekking, paintball and other ...

  3. Thiruvananthapuram - Wikipedia

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    Thiruvananthapuram (/ ˌ t ɪ r uː v ə ˌ n ʌ n t ə ˈ p ʊər ə m / TIRR-oo-və-NUN-təp-OOR-əm; Malayalam: [t̪iɾuʋɐnɐn̪d̪ɐpuɾɐm] ⓘ), formerly known as Trivandrum and T'puram, [10] is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous and largest city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 within the city ...

  4. Attukal - Wikipedia

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    According to regional legend, the goddess Attukal Bhagavathy is the deified form of Kannagi, the heroine of the epic Cilappatikaram, written by Ilango Adigal, the Tamil poet. The story goes that after the destruction of the ancient city of Madurai , Kannagi left the city and reached Kerala via Kanyakumari , and on the way to Kodungalloor , took ...

  5. Attukal Pongala - Wikipedia

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    Attukal Pongala is a 10-day religious festival celebrated at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala.On the ninth day there is a huge gathering of millions of women on the temple surroundings.

  6. Thiruvananthapuram district - Wikipedia

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    Tamil is mostly spoken in the southern parts of the district and among the Tamil population in the capital city especially by Nadars and Tamil Brahmins and various other Tamil communities. Thiruvananthapuram city is more cosmopolitan, with speakers of languages including Malayalam, Tamil, English, Telugu, Hindi, Tulu and a small percentage of ...

  7. History of Thiruvananthapuram - Wikipedia

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    The history of Thiruvananthapuram dates back to the 18th century AD. In 1795, the city became the capital of the princely state of Travancore . Several historic landmarks of the city, including the Kowdiar Palace , University of Kerala , and Napier Museum were built during that period.

  8. Attukal Temple - Wikipedia

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    Image of Attukkal Bhagavathy venerated on Attukal Pongala.. The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Attukal in Kerala, India.It is situated near the heart of the city, two kilometres away from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram.

  9. Tamil folk culture - Wikipedia

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    Tamil folk culture refers to folk arts and crafts of the Tamil people. Folk arts and crafts are an integral part of the Tamil culture . Tamil folk arts include music i.e. Naattupurapaattu , dance styles, songs, games, crafts, herbal medicine, food, sculpture, costumes, stories, proverbs, and mythology.