Tripunithura: “The city of palaces and temples”

Tripunithura, the city of palaces and temples is located at the outskirts of Cochin City and forms an integral part of the Cochin metropolitan area. In local administration it is a municipality.

The place is located 10km south-east of Cochin city and has an area of about 18sq.km.it is easily accessible by bus. It is a major centre of both cultural and economic importance and forms a major link between Cochin City and other places like Kottayam, Muvattupuzha and Piravom.

Tripunithura is regarded as a very important place by the historians as it was the capital city of erstwhile rulers of Cochin. The city is one of the most prominent centers of traditional Kerala’s cultural heritage, as the rulers of Cochin were great patrons of art. This made the city establish and develop itself in the fields of fine arts and architecture. The city is a prominent centre of learning for classical arts like Carnatic music, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam along with the learning of instruments.

This place is famous for its cultural heritage which it still maintains along with its development in various fields. To know more about Kerala’s past, one should start from Tripunithura as it is from there that everything had started. The place is a small but has many things to see as it was the adobe of the Cochin royal family.

If at Tripunithura one should visit the hill palace museum, the Nadamal Jacobite Syrian church, Sree Poonathreshya temple, muthukulangara temple etc. especially during the month of August and September because it is the festive time of onam the harvest festival of 10 days and the festival starts from this place it elf and hence one should not miss that.

The people living there are mainly the decedents of the royal family but there are also people from other parts of the country who have come here long back and have settled down. As it is away from the city it is a calm and quiet place to stay and enjoy the serenity of nature. Thus best place to live during the retirement age of the people.

Anupama Unnikrishnan

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