In Kerala, One of the monarchical palace is Thevally Palace in Kollam. Thevally Palace has the fantasy that a British resident, living across the Ashatamudi Lake and a beautiful lady, who lived in the Thevally Palace, fallen in love with each other. The main source of communication between them was a pet dog, which used to carry love-letters from the British resident to the lady across Ashatamudi Lake.Travellers can book the palace visit through Tourkicks custom plan
Thevally Palace is a kind of architectural marvel situated at Kollam city. It was built in between 1811 and 1819, during the reign of Gowri Parvati Bayi. The Kings of Travancore had used Thevally Palace during their visits to Kollam in order to meet the British Residents and to discuss with the officials. The architecture of the palace is a mixture of British, Dutch and Portuguese.The palace was once used for the administrative purposes. Kollam was the capital of Travancore kingdom then. The total skeleton of the palace, made of materials like laterire and lime plaster. The main attraction of the palace is that, it is situated on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake. The palace includes a temple of Lord Sastha.
A place of great historic importance, Thevally Palace is situated on the banks of Ashtamude Lake. Once served as the home of Maharaja of Travancore, it was constructed under the rule of Gauri Parvathi Bai between 1800 and 1819.
The city's climatic condition makes Kollam a best city in India to live. The maximum average temperature of the city in the summer season is 31 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature recorded is 23 degrees Celsius. Under the Köppen climate classification, the city features a Tropical monsoon climate.
January,February,March,April,May,September,October,November,December are considered the best time to visit Thevally Palace
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Near Thevally 6.4 km away from Kollam.
Thevally Palace , Kollam
Thevally Palace, Elamballoor Road, Palace Nagar