Thiruvananthapuram

Museum Complex
The Napier Museum: Built in the 19th century.
The Zoological Park: One of the first zoos in India, it is located in a well-planned botanical garden. With huge trees like frangipani and jacaranda dotting the sprawling lawns and wild fowl swimming in the lake, it is like a small jungle in the heart of the city.



















































































































GIRAFFE






Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.


















Like many of Africa’s large mammals, giraffes have declined in numbers and in range over the last century.







The giraffe belongs to the family Giraffidae. It is classified as Giraffa camelopardalis.










Giraffes spend up to half their time feeding, and most of the remainder is taken up either by searching for food or slowly digesting what they have eaten.











































Ezhamkulam Bhagavathy temple





Ezhamkulam Bhagavathy temple Festival



Propitiating Mother Goddess: The Garudan Thookkom held as part of the Kumbha Bharani festival at the Ezhamkulam Bhagavathy temple, near Adoor, Pathanamthitta,Kerala,India.
Garudan Thookkom was held as part of the Kumbha Bharani festival .Hundreds of devotees thronged the small hamlet of Ezhamkulam to witness the annual ritual.Kettukazhcha, a splendid display of towering chariots made, was held as part of the temple festival .

Coconut

1.coconut
Large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk


















2.Netholi Fish(A small fish)
















3.Spiderweb
Predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
















4.Chempila(leaf)
















5.Chemparathy(flower)

Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of architecture. It is known for its mural paintings and stone carvings.One among the 108 Vishnu temples in India, the presiding deity here is Lord Vishnu reclining on Anantha the Serpent.
This is an ancient temple and the city of Thiruvananthapuram derives its name from the name of the presiding deity enshrined in the temple.
The temple has a corridor with 365 and one-quarter sculptured granite-stone pillars with elaborate carvings. This corridor encompasses and leads one from the eastern side into the sanctum sanctorum.














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