T'puram: The annual procession of idols from Padmanabhapuram, ahead of the Navratri festival, began on a devotional note. Before the procession, the ceremonial handing over of the sword took place ...

The procession of idols marking the commencement of the Navaratri festival, began from the Padmanabhapuram palace in Thuckalay in Kanniyakumari district to Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. The ...

On a hot sultry afternoon, we have our little tryst with history in a small wooden palace. There are no red carpets rolled out as we enter, or bells that announce our presence. No brightly lit ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: K P Sadu, a technical assistant in the Archeological department, is walking through the stone corridors that line the famed dancing hall of the Padmanabhapuram Palace in ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Devaswom minister V N Vasavan reviewed the necessary arrangements for the ensuing Navratri festival here on Thursday. On Sept 30, the customary handover of the sword ritual will ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Navaratri festival is the time when music is in the air, and the winds bring in tunes of the nine compositions deftly crafted exclusively for the occasion by famed monarch-singer ...

The procession of idols marking the commencement of the Navaratri festival in Thiruvananthapuram began from Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kanyakumari on Thursday. Devaswom Minister K. Radhakrishnan ...