Padmanabhapuram

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Padmanabhapuram was the old capital of the princely state Travancore in India. The Travancore King, Rama Varma who was popularly known as Dharma Raja, shifted the capital in 1795 from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

The Padmanabhapuram is near Thuckalai in Kanya Kumari district of Tamil Nadu. The popular Padmanabhapuram Palace, the old palace of Travancore kings is also located here.

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