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Kilimanoor Palace
Kilimanoor Palace is a palace located in Kilimanoor, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of painter Raja Ravi Varma and Raghava Varma, the father of king Marthanda Varma.
The Palace complex covers more than six hectares, and comprises the traditional residential structures of Kerala, like the Nalukettu, small and medium-sized buildings, three ponds, wells and sacred groves (kaavu).
Raja Ravi Varma is said to have built and maintained some of the buildings from the proceeds of his paintings. Families related to the Travancore royal house continue to live here.
The royal house at Choottayil, Kilimanoor has a history stretching back more than 300 years, although the oldest buildings are from a much earlier period.
In 1705, the son and two daughters of Ittammar Raja of Beypore Thattarikovilakam, a Kolathunadu royal house, were adopted into the royal house of Venad. The Ittammar Raja's sister and her sons, Rama Varma and Raghava Varma, settled in Kilimanoor and married the now-adopted sisters.
The lands around the present-day palace were a part of an estate which originally belonged to a Pillai ruling chief. The estate comprised several villages and was handed over to the family of Raghava Varma. Maharaja Marthanda Varma, the founder of the Kingdom of Travancore, was the son of Raghava Varma.
In 1739, after Marthanda Varma ascended the throne, an alliance led by the Dutch Captain Hockert, was formed between Kochi, Thekkumkoor, Desinganadu and Purakkad, due to their shared enmity towards Marthanda Varma. In 1740, this allied force attacked Venad and an army from Kilimanoor resisted and subsequently defeated them in the Battle of Colachel. Although a small victory, this was the first time an Indian army had defeated a European power.
In 1753, in recognition of this feat, Marthanda Varma exempted the areas controlled by the Kilimanoor Palace, as well as most of the area under the present Kilimanoor and Pazhayakunnummel panchayats from taxes, and granted them autonomous status. Although the estate had been under his rule earlier, the present palace complex was built in 1753, together with the Ayyappa temple. The original temple was at Nerumkaithakotta, near Kozhikode for the family deity, Sastha or Ayyapan.
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Kilimanoor Palace
Kilimanoor Palace is a palace located in Kilimanoor, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of painter Raja Ravi Varma and Raghava Varma, the father of king Marthanda Varma.
The Palace complex covers more than six hectares, and comprises the traditional residential structures of Kerala, like the Nalukettu, small and medium-sized buildings, three ponds, wells and sacred groves (kaavu).
Raja Ravi Varma is said to have built and maintained some of the buildings from the proceeds of his paintings. Families related to the Travancore royal house continue to live here.
The royal house at Choottayil, Kilimanoor has a history stretching back more than 300 years, although the oldest buildings are from a much earlier period.
In 1705, the son and two daughters of Ittammar Raja of Beypore Thattarikovilakam, a Kolathunadu royal house, were adopted into the royal house of Venad. The Ittammar Raja's sister and her sons, Rama Varma and Raghava Varma, settled in Kilimanoor and married the now-adopted sisters.
The lands around the present-day palace were a part of an estate which originally belonged to a Pillai ruling chief. The estate comprised several villages and was handed over to the family of Raghava Varma. Maharaja Marthanda Varma, the founder of the Kingdom of Travancore, was the son of Raghava Varma.
In 1739, after Marthanda Varma ascended the throne, an alliance led by the Dutch Captain Hockert, was formed between Kochi, Thekkumkoor, Desinganadu and Purakkad, due to their shared enmity towards Marthanda Varma. In 1740, this allied force attacked Venad and an army from Kilimanoor resisted and subsequently defeated them in the Battle of Colachel. Although a small victory, this was the first time an Indian army had defeated a European power.
In 1753, in recognition of this feat, Marthanda Varma exempted the areas controlled by the Kilimanoor Palace, as well as most of the area under the present Kilimanoor and Pazhayakunnummel panchayats from taxes, and granted them autonomous status. Although the estate had been under his rule earlier, the present palace complex was built in 1753, together with the Ayyappa temple. The original temple was at Nerumkaithakotta, near Kozhikode for the family deity, Sastha or Ayyapan.
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