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	[[File:Kanakakkunnu_Palace_Thiruvananthapuram_Kerala_DSC00228.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Kanakakkunnu Palace Other Side]]		[[File:Kanakakkunnu_Palace_Thiruvananthapuram_Kerala_DSC00228.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Kanakakkunnu Palace Other Side]]
	[[File:Kanakakkunnu Palace DSW.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|A full view of Kanakakkunnu Palace at [[~~Trivandrum~~]]]]		[[File:Kanakakkunnu Palace DSW.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|A full view of Kanakakkunnu Palace at [[Thiruvananthapuram]]]]

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	'''Kanakakkunnu Palace''' is situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] near the [[Napier museum]], India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/kanakakunnupalace.htm \|title=Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Kanakakunnu Palace \|publisher=Trivandrumonline.com \|access-date=2013-10-20}}</ref>		'''Kanakakkunnu Palace''' is situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] near the [[Napier museum]], India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/kanakakunnupalace.htm \|title=Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Kanakakunnu Palace \|publisher=Trivandrumonline.com \|access-date=2013-10-20}}</ref> It served as an [[official residence]] for [[Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer]] during his dewanship, in addition to [[Bhakti Vilas]] and Padma Vilas.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=S \|first=Niranjana M. \|date=2022-06-17 \|title=A guest house for the English elite \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2022/Jun/17/a-guest-house-for-the-english-elite-2466821.html \|access-date=2024-03-23 \|website=The New Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
	It ~~is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S~~. V. ~~Nair and A. Gangaprasad~~, [[~~University of Kerala~~]]~~, Department of Botany~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|~~url~~=~~https://www.aninews.in/~~\|~~title~~=~~Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports \| ANI News\|website=www~~.~~aninews.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany~~-~~student~~-~~modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html~~ \|title=~~Botany student modifies palace into India’s first digital garden \|website=www.deccanchronicle.com~~ \|~~url-status=dead \|archive-~~url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162610/~~https://www.~~deccanchronicle~~.com/~~videos~~/~~botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html \|archive-date=2018-08-16}} <~~/~~ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https:~~//~~www.indiatimes.com/news~~/~~india/kerala~~-~~student~~-~~modifies~~-~~palace~~-~~into~~-~~india~~-s-~~first-digital-garden-scan-qr-code-to-get-info-on-tree-348557~~.html\|~~title=Kerala Student Modifies Palace Into India's First Digital Garden; Scan QR Code To Get Tree Info\|~~date=~~2 July 2018\|website=IndiaTimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jun/04/kanakakkunnu~~-~~palace~~-~~flora-goes-digital-1823679.html\|title=Kanakakkunnu Palace flora goes digital: Scan QR code to know tree info~~\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	Today the palace and its sprawling grounds are the venue for many cultural meetings and programmes. An all India Dance Festival (October - March) is organised by the Department of Tourism every year. During this period the [[classical Indian Dance]] performances are conducted every day~~. There are many tourists streaming from foreign countries every year~~.
			It is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S. V. Nair and A. Gangaprasad, [[University of Kerala]], Department of Botany.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/\|title=Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports \| ANI News\|website=www.aninews.in\|access-date=16 August 2018\|archive-date=30 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730135357/https://www.aninews.in/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html \|title=Botany student modifies palace into India’s first digital garden \|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html \|archive-date=2018-08-16}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-student-modifies-palace-into-india-s-first-digital-garden-scan-qr-code-to-get-info-on-tree-348557.html\|title=Kerala Student Modifies Palace Into India's First Digital Garden; Scan QR Code To Get Tree Info\|date=2 July 2018\|website=IndiaTimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jun/04/kanakakkunnu-palace-flora-goes-digital-1823679.html\|title=Kanakakkunnu Palace flora goes digital: Scan QR code to know tree info\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

			Today the palace and its sprawling grounds are the venue for many cultural meetings and programmes. An all India Dance Festival (October - March) is organised by the Department of Tourism every year. During this period the [[classical Indian Dance]] performances are conducted every day.

	==History==		==History==
	It is said to be built by Sree Moolam Thirunal. In the past It has been later used by the Travancore royal family to entertain its guests and serve non vegetarian food as the royal family was vegetarian. It is now protected by the [[Kerala Tourism Development Corporation~~\|tourism department~~]] the palace plays host to a lot of cultural meets and programs. The [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage~~\|Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage~~ (INTACH)]] has listed this place as a heritage monument.		It is said to be built by Sree Moolam Thirunal. In the past It has been later used by the Travancore royal family to entertain its guests and serve non-vegetarian food as the royal family was vegetarian. It is now protected by the [[Kerala Tourism Development Corporation]] the palace plays host to a lot of cultural meets and programs. The [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH) has listed this place as a heritage monument. Two Malayalam movies, [[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)\|Lucifer]] and it's sequel [[L2 Empuraan]], both which were written by [[Murali Gopy]], directed by [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and starring [[Mohanlal]] in the lead titular role were shot here.

	==Details==		==Details==
	Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of ~~Trivandrum~~ city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era. Built during the reign of Travancore king [[Moolam Thirunal\|Sree Moolam Thirunal]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.kerala.com/\|title=Kerala, Kerala Tourism, Kerala News, Kerala Hotels, Events in Kerala, Kerala Real Estate, Official Website for Kerala\|website=www.kerala.com}}</ref> (1885−1924) with the help of [[Viswabrahmin]], the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets. Later ~~Swathi~~ Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises. He also did use it for a few years as a summer retreat. ~~Boasting a~~ Kerala ~~style facade~~, the ~~Travancore royal family used~~ the ~~house to entertain guests~~. ~~Inside you will see massive crystal chandeliers~~ and ~~an array of exquisite pieces of royal furniture – a testimony to~~ the ~~lavish lifestyle~~ of the ~~Thirunal kings who had a penchant for music and art~~. ~~Add~~ to ~~it a picturesque setting on~~ the ~~crest~~ of ~~a small hill lush with meadows, grooves and flowering shrubs.~~		Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era. Built during the reign of Travancore king [[Moolam Thirunal\|Sree Moolam Thirunal]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.kerala.com/\|title=Kerala, Kerala Tourism, Kerala News, Kerala Hotels, Events in Kerala, Kerala Real Estate, Official Website for Kerala\|website=www.kerala.com}}</ref> (1885−1924) with the help of [[Viswabrahmin\|Vishwakarmas]], the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets. Later Chithira Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises. He also did use it for a few years as a summer retreat.{{cn\|date=January 2025}}

			Now under the Kerala government’s wing, the palace complex walls-in the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium and Sooryakanthi auditorium. The auditoriums are the venues for various cultural meets and programs. The All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival is hosted annually by the Department of Tourism at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium. Indian classical dance exponents from across the country come down to participate in the festival.{{cn\|date=January 2025}}

			==Prominent events==
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			\| All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival \|\| Annual \|\|
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			\| [[Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters]] \|\| Annual \|\| Literature Festival
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	Now under the Kerala government’s wing, the palace complex walls-in the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium and Sooryakanthi auditorium. A popular haunt of culture vultures in the city, the auditoriums are the venues for various cultural meets and programs. The prestigious All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival is hosted annually by the Department of Tourism at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium. Indian classical dance exponents from across the country come down to participate in the festival.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{one source|date=October 2013}}
[[File:Kanakakkunnu_Palace_Thiruvananthapuram_Kerala_DSC00225.JPG|right|thumb|Kanakakkunnu Palace View]]
[[File:Kanakakkunnu_Palace_Thiruvananthapuram_Kerala_DSC00228.JPG|right|thumb|Kanakakkunnu Palace Other Side]]
[[File:Kanakakkunnu Palace DSW.jpg|350px|thumb|A full view of Kanakakkunnu Palace at [[Trivandrum]]]]
{{Coord|8.510663|N|76.958123|E|display=title}}
'''Kanakakkunnu Palace''' is situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] near the [[Napier museum]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/kanakakunnupalace.htm |title=Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Kanakakunnu Palace |publisher=Trivandrumonline.com |access-date=2013-10-20}}</ref>
It is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S. V. Nair and A. Gangaprasad, [[University of Kerala]], Department of Botany.<ref>https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/botany-student-modifies-palace-indias-first-digital-garden/</ref><ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html</ref><ref>https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-student-modifies-palace-into-india-s-first-digital-garden-scan-qr-code-to-get-info-on-tree-348557.html</ref><ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jun/04/kanakakkunnu-palace-flora-goes-digital-1823679.html</ref>

Today the palace and its sprawling grounds are the venue for many cultural meetings and programmes. An all India Dance Festival (October - March) is organised by the Department of Tourism every year. During this period the [[classical Indian Dance]] performances are conducted every day. There are many tourists streaming from foreign countries every year.

==History==
It is said to be built by Sree Moolam Thirunal. In the past It has been later used by the Travancore royal family to entertain its guests and serve non vegetarian food as the royal family was vegetarian. It is now protected by the [[Kerala Tourism Development Corporation|tourism department]] the palace plays host to a lot of cultural meets and programs. The [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)]] has listed this place as a heritage monument.

==Details==
Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of Trivandrum city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era. Built during the reign of Travancore king Sree Moolam Thirunal<ref>http://www.kerala.com/keralamonumentkanakakkunnu.htm</ref> (1885−1924) with the help of [[Viswabrahmin]], the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets. Later Swathi Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises. He also did use it for a few years as a summer retreat. Boasting a Kerala style facade, the Travancore royal family used the house to entertain guests. Inside you will see massive crystal chandeliers and an array of exquisite pieces of royal furniture – a testimony to the lavish lifestyle of the Thirunal kings who had a penchant for music and art. Add to it a picturesque setting on the crest of a small hill lush with meadows, grooves and flowering shrubs.

Now under the Kerala government’s wing, the palace complex walls-in the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium and Sooryakanthi auditorium. A popular haunt of culture vultures in the city, the auditoriums are the venues for various cultural meets and programs. The prestigious All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival is hosted annually by the Department of Tourism at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium. Indian classical dance exponents from across the country come down to participate in the festival.

==References==
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{{Kingdom of Travancore}}
{{Tourism in Kerala}}
[[Category:Palaces in Thiruvananthapuram]]

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	[[File:Kanakakkunnu Palace DSW.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|A full view of Kanakakkunnu Palace at [[Trivandrum]]]]		[[File:Kanakakkunnu Palace DSW.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|A full view of Kanakakkunnu Palace at [[Trivandrum]]]]

	{{Coord\|8.510663\|N\|76.958123\|E\|display=title}}		{{Coord\|8.510663\|N\|76.958123\|E\|display=title}}
	'''Kanakakkunnu Palace''' is situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] near the [[Napier museum]], India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/kanakakunnupalace.htm \|title=Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Kanakakunnu Palace \|publisher=Trivandrumonline.com \|access-date=2013-10-20}}</ref>		'''Kanakakkunnu Palace''' is situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] near the [[Napier museum]], India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/kanakakunnupalace.htm \|title=Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Kanakakunnu Palace \|publisher=Trivandrumonline.com \|access-date=2013-10-20}}</ref>
	It is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S. V. Nair and A. Gangaprasad, [[University of Kerala]], Department of Botany.<ref>https://www.aninews.in/videos~~/national~~/botany-student-modifies-palace-~~indias~~-first-digital-garden/</~~ref><ref>~~https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html</ref><ref>https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-student-modifies-palace-into-india-s-first-digital-garden-scan-qr-code-to-get-info-on-tree-348557.html</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jun/04/kanakakkunnu-palace-flora-goes-digital-1823679.html</ref>		It is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S. V. Nair and A. Gangaprasad, [[University of Kerala]], Department of Botany.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/\|title=Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports \| ANI News\|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html \|title=Botany student modifies palace into India’s first digital garden \|website=www.deccanchronicle.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/botany-student-modifies-palace-into-indiarsquos-first-digital-garden.html \|archive-date=2018-08-16}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-student-modifies-palace-into-india-s-first-digital-garden-scan-qr-code-to-get-info-on-tree-348557.html\|title=Kerala Student Modifies Palace Into India's First Digital Garden; Scan QR Code To Get Tree Info\|date=2 July 2018\|website=IndiaTimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jun/04/kanakakkunnu-palace-flora-goes-digital-1823679.html\|title=Kanakakkunnu Palace flora goes digital: Scan QR code to know tree info\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	Today the palace and its sprawling grounds are the venue for many cultural meetings and programmes. An all India Dance Festival (October - March) is organised by the Department of Tourism every year. During this period the [[classical Indian Dance]] performances are conducted every day. There are many tourists streaming from foreign countries every year.		Today the palace and its sprawling grounds are the venue for many cultural meetings and programmes. An all India Dance Festival (October - March) is organised by the Department of Tourism every year. During this period the [[classical Indian Dance]] performances are conducted every day. There are many tourists streaming from foreign countries every year.
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	==Details==		==Details==
	Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of Trivandrum city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era. Built during the reign of Travancore king Sree Moolam Thirunal<ref>~~http~~://www.kerala.com/~~keralamonumentkanakakkunnu~~.~~htm~~</ref> (1885−1924) with the help of [[Viswabrahmin]], the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets. Later Swathi Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises. He also did use it for a few years as a summer retreat. Boasting a Kerala style facade, the Travancore royal family used the house to entertain guests. Inside you will see massive crystal chandeliers and an array of exquisite pieces of royal furniture – a testimony to the lavish lifestyle of the Thirunal kings who had a penchant for music and art. Add to it a picturesque setting on the crest of a small hill lush with meadows, grooves and flowering shrubs.		Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of Trivandrum city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era. Built during the reign of Travancore king [[Moolam Thirunal\|Sree Moolam Thirunal]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.kerala.com/\|title=Kerala, Kerala Tourism, Kerala News, Kerala Hotels, Events in Kerala, Kerala Real Estate, Official Website for Kerala\|website=www.kerala.com}}</ref> (1885−1924) with the help of [[Viswabrahmin]], the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets. Later Swathi Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises. He also did use it for a few years as a summer retreat. Boasting a Kerala style facade, the Travancore royal family used the house to entertain guests. Inside you will see massive crystal chandeliers and an array of exquisite pieces of royal furniture – a testimony to the lavish lifestyle of the Thirunal kings who had a penchant for music and art. Add to it a picturesque setting on the crest of a small hill lush with meadows, grooves and flowering shrubs.

	Now under the Kerala government’s wing, the palace complex walls-in the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium and Sooryakanthi auditorium. A popular haunt of culture vultures in the city, the auditoriums are the venues for various cultural meets and programs. The prestigious All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival is hosted annually by the Department of Tourism at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium. Indian classical dance exponents from across the country come down to participate in the festival.		Now under the Kerala government’s wing, the palace complex walls-in the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium and Sooryakanthi auditorium. A popular haunt of culture vultures in the city, the auditoriums are the venues for various cultural meets and programs. The prestigious All India Dance Festival aka Nishagandhi festival is hosted annually by the Department of Tourism at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium. Indian classical dance exponents from across the country come down to participate in the festival.
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