‘Trivandrum’ or ‘Thiruvananthapuram’, the capital of Kerala and the headquarters of Thiruvananthapuram district, is the city spread across seven low coastal hills. Placed in the laps of the Western Ghats, Trivandrum is bordered by the Arabian Sea. Befittingly designated by Mahatma Gandhi as the ‘Evergreen city of India’, Thiruvananthapuram presents the perfect fusion of tradition and modernism, money making and merry making. Embellished with ancient temples, ancestral buildings, colonial mansions, grand avenues, enticing coastlines, tranquil hinterlands and fascinating backwaters, Thiruvananthapuram beckons tourists from far and wide.

The city gets its name after a mythological thousand headed serpent ‘Anantha’. Thiru-anantha-puram means the ‘Abode of Anantha’. Anantha refers to the legendary SheshNag on which Lord Vishnu (Padmanabh Swamy) rests. The famous Padmanabh Swamy Temple which houses an idol of Lord Vishnu reposing on Anantha is an iconic feature of Thiruvananthapuram city.

The largest and the most populated city of Kelara; Thiruvananthapuram, is also the IT Hamlet and the academic pivot of the state. Many government offices and most prominent educational and research institutes of the state are house in this city. Thiruvananthapuram is recognized as one of the 10 greenest cities of India and it ranks at the top for attracting the maximum number of international tourists in Kerala.