Thiruvananthapuram
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Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), is the Capital of the Indian State of Kerala. The city was known under the name of Trivandrum. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland.
With a population of 889,191 (as of 2001) it is the biggest City Corporation in Kerala in terms of Population . Areawise also Trivandrum Municipal Corporation is the largest City Corporation in Kerala .
[edit] Origin of name
Thiruvananthapuram literally means Thiru (Great/Lord) Ananthan's Puram (City). The name derives from the main deity of a Hindu temple at the centre of the city. Ananthan is the serpent Shesha on whom Padmanabhan or Vishnu reclines. The temple of Anantha, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is the most recognizable icon of the city.
The city was officially known as Trivandrum until 1991. Trivandrum is the anglicized form of Thiruvananthapuram. The name is still in common use and most non-Keralites prefer to use Trivandrum.
