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Elippode is a small settlement, near PTP Nagar, in Thiruvananthapuram. The place is
thickly populated and is one of the residential areas in the city. The place is around 8
km from East Fort and 1 km from Valiyavila

Nearby is Vettamukku, it was
the forest area, in olden days in this
place the Kings used to come for
hunting. Another place it is the
famous Temple Parakkovil, it was
constructed by Pancha Pandava

Parakovil or Thrichakrapuram
Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is very
ancient temple with the main idol as
Sree Krishna. Parakovil was built
before Sree Padmanabha.

There is a temple for Lord Krishna on top of the hill rock. The small temple has
around 95 steps where the entire green trivandrum can be seen. The temple had two
small shrines, for Ganesha and Krishna. The entrance had a small wish tree also.
Tirumala Krishna Temple Entrance

On the foot hill of the temple, there is an ashram where Goddess Devi and Lord
Krishna's shrine is present. It is a very peaceful place in the Trivandrum City.

The massive granite blocks of the fort wall at Thiruvananthapuram have withstood
the ravages of time. Though the original granite walls in the East and Southeast were
later replaced with laterite and brick, the western side of the fort can tell us a lot about the
old security measures adopted to
defend the temple and the settlements
surrounding it. Pachu Moothathu, in his
Thiruvithakoor Charithram ,1867.

There is a temple for Lord Krishna
on top of the hill rock. The small temple
has around 95 steps where the entire
green Trivandrum can be seen. The
temple has three shines, Krishna as the
main one and Ganesha and Ayyappa as
the minor ones. The entrance has a
small wish tree also.