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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 also has a samadhi with a
Siva’s shrine downstairs. It is a very
peaceful place in Trivandrum City.
Thirumala and the surrounding
regions were once famous for its
several rocky outcrop. The famed
Trichakrapuram Sree Krishna Swamy
temple, Parakoil and the nearby
Manippara are the few remaining vestiges of the older skyline. Parakoil is famous
because it was from this massive stone hill was the huge monolith extracted in 1731 for
the construction of the Ottakalmandapam. The construction works started by Marthanda
Varma was carried forward by his successor, Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma.
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