Trivandrum (which once bore the proud name of Thiruvananthapuram) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. To come here is only to find out the correct translation of Thiruvananthapuram, which from the Sanskrit Thiru-anantha-puram means "the holy city of Ananta's snake, on which Vishnu has the habit of crouching, rocking on the waves of the world ocean in complete and absolute idleness."
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How to get to Trivandrum
There is an international airport in Trivandrum that serves including Qatar Airlines that fly to Moscow via Doha, as well as to neighboring Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Jet Airways and Indian Airlines every day fly to Trivandrum from Mumbai (from US $ 262). Air India flies to Cochin (US $ 115), and Indian Airlines also makes flights to Bangalore (US $ 162), Chennai (US $ 157) and Delhi (US $ 442). In addition, regular flights to Colombo and Male are made here.
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By train
Train tickets are best booked in advance. Trains to Trivandrum usually follow along the coast, through Kollam and Ernakulam to Thrissur and further to the state of Tamil Nadu. In addition, from here you can get to Mangalore in Karnataka on the daily Parasuram Express (2nd class from Rs 154, 16 hours) and Malabar Express (from Rs 261).
Trains run to Varkala (2nd class / air conditioning Rs 24 chair / 142, about 45 minutes), and in Kollam (Rs 31/167, 1¼ hours), and in Ernakulam (2nd class / 3AC / 2AC Rs 60/335/470, 4½ hours), and with three stops in Alleppey (2 class / AC Rs 47/180, 3 hours). There is also a daily route to Calicut (sleeper / 3AC / 2AC Rs 190/505/716, 11 hours) and Kanyakumar (Rs 131/213/291, 2 hours)
By bus
B Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation sends buses from the eastern end of the train station to Chennai (Rs 306, 17 hours, eight times a day) and Madurai (Rs 135, seven hours, 9 times a day). Only once a day are flights to Udhagamandalam (known as Ooty, Rs 258, 14 hours) and one to Pondicherry (Rs 265, 16 hours).
You can get to Kovalam beach by bus (Rs 8, every 15 minutes), which depart between 5.40 and 22.00 from the south end of the East Fort bus station to MG Rd. Buses to Thekkady (Rs 141, eight hours) run every other day at 8.45 am
Trivandrum climate
Cloudy, thunderstorm + 30 ° C in the afternoon + 25 ° C at night ° C water |
Clearly + 30 ° C in the afternoon + 26 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain, thunderstorm + 30 ° C in the afternoon + 26 ° C at night ° C water |
| Trivandrum weather forecast for 10 days | ||
In Trivandrum, tropical climate without pronounced sez with a maximum of +34 ° C minimum +21 ° C temperature. The rainy season, the monsoon, lasts from the beginning of May to October. The best time to visit is from November to February.
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Transport
To the airport only 6 km (from the beach Kovalam 15 km); local bus number 14 goes there from the station East Fort (Rs 5). The taxi to the airport costs Rs 206, from Kovalam - about Rs 313.
Autoricks are the most convenient way to travel around the city. Standard rates: Rs 10 per landing, plus 5 per kilometer, At night the price is lower by 50 percent, it is better to negotiate the fare in advance. Also, you can take advantage of the crowded buses to MG Rd (Rs 3)
Bars and Restaurants
Traditional drinks in Trivandrum are Karikk (coconut water) and Sambharam (buttermilk with salt, ginger and green chili). Karikku can be bought from street vendors, Sambharam is sold at Milma outlets
Bakery Junction Bakery sells not only fresh and delicious bread, but also Sharjah and Tsunami cocktails. Sharjah, however, is so popular that it can be found in all the shops of the city. Lovers of fun have a good time at the rooftop restaurant on the west side of MG Rd, next to Club Purple, to the northwest of the station
Trivandrum's entertainment, excursions and attractions
In the capital of Kerala , the city of Trivandrum is worth visiting the Eastern Fort to take a look at the temple of Sri Padmanabaswamy. The faces of the non-Hindu religion are not allowed inside, but if you come in the morning, you can see how the believers perform ritual ablutions in the pool before the temple. And at the same time to see something unimaginable on the corner of the pool: a tiny altar with a red flag, a sickle, a hammer and a bust of Lenin
To the left of the pool is the entrance to Putan-Malika Palace, also - "The Palace of Thousand Laughing Horses" . Laughing Horses there are really there: they are carved from rosewood and placed along the entire cornice of this giant labyrinth-like building . Also in Trivandrum it is worth to walk to the City Garden - to marvel at trees and flowers unknown to the northern man, and at the same time to walk along the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts and the zoo . Simultaneously learning the full name of the city - Thiruvananthapuram, that is, "the holy city of the Ananta snake, where Vishnu has the habit of crouching, rocking on the waves of the world's ocean in complete and absolute idleness" .
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