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Puthen Malika Palace Museum / Kuthiramalika/കുതിരമാളിക / Near Padmanabhaswamy Temple / Kerala

Kuthiramalika Palace or Puthenmalika Palace Museum built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. Built in 18th century the palace is located a few yards away from the eastern entrance of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The palace got its name from the figures of 122 horses carved in teak wood in a unique pattern that support the southern roof. The building was left unoccupied for more than a century, following the demise of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal in 1847. The 16 rooms of palace was opened for public as museum on 1st April 1995. All the rooms have different types of ceilings, carved in wood, small beautiful floral decorations are made along the upper edges of the walls. The roof of the palace on the ground floor is supported by granite pillars, which are adorned with intricate designs. The floor of the palace is made of egg whites, black charcoal of coconut shell and slaked lime, which make it cool and smooth even in hot summer. The exhibits of the museum constitutes mainly wooden Kathakali figures, Portraits of the Travancore royalties, Paintings (by Raja Ravi Varma/Mr.Roerich and other renowned artists) Dozens of Swords, daggers, darts, knives, spears, weapons made of horns of antelopes with metal tips, shield made of rhinoceros skin, Ivory throne of Swathi Thirunal, Crystal-glass throne of Visakom Thirunal (gift received from Czekoslovakia), Bronze sculptures of Chola styles which belongs to 10th to 14th century AD. Idols of Krishna, Rama and Anjaneya. Very rare Wooden/marble/stone sculptures of different styles and period, made in various parts of our country and ivory cradles, large number of non Indian exhibits are also included in the fabulous collections. Kuthiramalika Palace stands as an iconic monument that gives you a curious insight into the glorious history of Kerala. Kuthiramalika palace also has a unique Navarathri Mandapam in front of the palace, which hosts many concerts, and other important events. Makers of the palace - Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Balarama Varma was the King of Travancore, who happens to be a great poet, musician, social reformer and statesman. Kuthiramalika Timing 9 am - 12:30 pm 2 pm - 4:45 pm