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Kilimanoor palace is dedicated to a prince,responsible for fetching Kerala a place among the history painting.Travellers can collect information through Tourkicks portal. it holds a very special place in the hearts of those who love the fine art of painting. Raja Ravi Varma the eminent painter from Kerala and his birth palace, his fame and his style of painting transcended the borders of Kerala and Ravi Varma soon got reckoned as a master painter of international repute. Raghava Varma, father of Marthanda Varma Maharaja was from Kilimanur Palace. The Kilimanoor Palace, spread over 15 acres of land comprises the traditional residential structures of Kerala like the Nalukettu, small and medium sized buildings, ponds, wells and sacred groves. At the Kilimanoor Palace, where Raja Ravi Varma used to spend a great deal of time for realising some of his finest creations that went on to captivate the minds of many a connoisseur of art as well as students and researchers. Kilimanoor Palace, in the present day Thiruvananthapuram District is where Raja Ravi Varma first learned the basics of painting as a five-year-old, when he started to draw using charcoal making the palace walls his canvas. The inspiring settings and the palace lifestyle later became themes for some of his great works.