Kilimanoor Palace - Ravi Varma's Home
“THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY A PAGE.” - SAINT AUGUSTINE This is not a travelogue but an exploration of my own home ' Kilimanoor Palace ' . To the people who don’t know, Kilimanoor Palace is the birthplace of the great painter Raja Ravi Varma , the Prince among Painters and Painter among Princes . If you are into Art you may know him. Now back to Kilimanoor Palace; 18 acres of land, 4 temples, 3 ponds, more than 40 families (in the past; now just 5), and a lot of buildings along with an art studio where Ravi Varma draw his paintings. This is my abode. Kilimanoor Palace is located 40 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in a small town called Kilimanoor (kili means birds, man means deer, so a place with deers and birds) It’s a beautiful place with good people. At the entrance you can see a huge arch that leads to the Art Gallery or the studio Ravi Varma used to paint pictures. Currently his paintings is at an Art Museum in Thir