Rani Bharani Thirunal Parvathi Bayi (born 1850) was a junior Rani of

Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

as known as ' ''Attingal Elaya Rani'' ' Her consort was Kilimanoor Kerala Varma Koyi Thampuran. Parvathi Bayi was born in 1850 as the daughter of Bharani Thirunal Amma Thampuran of Utsava Madom Palace in Mavelikara.

Adoption

In the year 1857, the problem facing Maharajah Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma of Travancore was of severe gravity. His sister Maharani Gowri Rugmnini Bayi's daughter Rani Pooradam Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi had died 11 days after giving birth to a Prince Moolam Thirunal. Pooradom Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi had an elder son, Hastham Thirunal. As in the past cases, adoption would be the only recourse for the perpetuation of the royal line and the Maharajah wrote thus to the

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. In the month of November 1857 the adoption was sanctioned by the

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and the two girls were adopted into the royal family and installed as the Senior and Junior Ranis of

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from Mavelikara Uthsava Madom Palace.

As Junior Rani, Marriage

After adoption in 1857, Rani Lakshmi Bayi (age 8) had been installed as Attingal Maharani (Queen of Travancore) and her sister Rani Parvathi Bayi became Junior Rani (Attingal Elaya Rani) at the age of six. After two years in 1859 the Maharajah Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma decided to get the Ranies married and three young suitors were presented to them. One of them was Kerala Varma of

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the grandnephew of the

Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran (Malayalam= രാജ രാജ വർമ്മ കോയിത്തമ്പുരാൻ), also known as Raja Raja Varma, was a Malayalam language poet and translator from the Indian state of Kerala who had an equ ...

. The second was Kerala Varma from Kilimanoor Palace while the third was a

Ravi Varma Ravivarma is a Hindu male name used in India. It may refer to: People * Ravi Varma Kulasekhara, 14th century warrior king of Quilon, Kerala * Ravi Varma of Padinjare Kovilakam (1745–1793), rebel prince regent of Calicut, Malabar * Raja Ravi Varma ...

, also from Kilimanoor Palace. Rani Parvathi Bayi chose the Kerala Varma Koil Thampuran from Kilimanoor Palace and her elder sister Rani Lakshmi Bayi had selected the Kerala Varma of Changanassery Palace.

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was married to Bhageerathi Thampuratti from Mavelikara Uthsava Madom Palace.

References

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