Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram
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Thirumala is a suburb of
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
, the capital of
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,
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. 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
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, the cantonment area.


Geography

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


Location

Thirumala is on the
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Road. It is about 6 km from
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and 2 km from
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. Private and
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bus services are available from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampanoor and from
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. Nearest airport :
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Nearest railway station :
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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 Thiruvananthapuram 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 Thiruvananthapuram City. There is also a Mahadevar Temple at Kusakkode area.


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About Thirumala
Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram {{thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub