St Joseph Cathedral Palayam - Trivandrum

This is Palayam Church as we call it. Earlier this church had a red coat. Now with million rupee renovation, it's now dawns a white look.

Restoration of St Joseph Cathedral The major restoration of St.Joseph’s Metropolitan Cathedral begun on 31st August, 2008. This 137 year-old Cathedral was badly in need of major renovation. This task was given to Ravi Gundu Rao and Associates, Mysore. This firm was known for undertaking preservation work of archelological monuments.

Almost all parishioner contributed to the facelift of St Joseph Cathedral. An amount of Rs 1.42 was collected as donation to this purpose from devotees and donors.

Short History on St Joseph Church - Palayam Trivandrum
The chruch was originally White and this color was changed to brick-red during the installation of bell tower in 1927.

Originally this church was established as a small parish church in 1873. It was elevated to a cathedral in 1937 and then to a metropolitan cathedral in 2004. During Pope John Paul II visit to Trivandrum in 1986, he conducted mass in this Cathedral. It was the time when it underwent major renovation work.

 View the website of St Joseph Cathedral for mass timing and contact information.

Napier Museum Trivandrum

Iconic entrance to Napier Museum Trivandrum


Standing tall, this entrance bears the hallmark of Travancore construction. It's one of the main landmark of Trivandrum. The stretch of road from Museum junction to Kowdiar place is best part of Thrivanthapuram ( Trivanrdrum).

Established by the Maharaja of Travancore, it's majestic beauty attracts outsiders and Trivandrumites.

Napier Museum & Zoo
The whole area which includes Zoo spreads over 55 acres of land. This time when I visited Napier Museum or museum as we all call it, it's open grass was looking ever green from the constant rain. I still remember the time I've spend with my friends in this large campus, sharing stories,cutting jokes or to just while away our youthful fantasies.

Government Secretariat

Trivandrum is incomplete without this landmark building. Secretariat stands in the heart of Trivandrum with a majestic presence. It's main pillars kind of look like Roman constructions. Standing there you would expect Romanistic kind of people to walk, but you'll be saddened by the kind of bureaucracy going inside those majestic edifice.

If you're in Trivandrum, you should not miss taking a walk around this sprawling building. It's not open to public, you can go inside this sprawling Government building to have coffee at their Indian coffee house. Ask for coffee house inside this Secretariat and helpful people will give you to this small coffee outlet behind this building.

Kaleidescope of Kerala bureaucrats & Clerks

While you sip your coffee inside the Secretariat Coffee house, you cannot miss the Govt official's chit chatter. Just relax with the aroma of coffee as you can imagine the kind of work these folks do inside this big building.

Places to see in Trivandrum

Trivandrum is my home town. There's always something that pulls to my land, land of my ancestors. All my traits, my uniqueness come from the land of seven hills.

To talk of Trivandrum( Thiruvanthapuram ), I've to talk of glossy side and the dark side. First let me take to the highs of this small town. This place is mostly settled by Government officials, clerks, bureaucrats, and politicians. Apart from Government job, IT jobs are coming in droves from outsourcing firms. Courtesy, one of the oldest outsourcing hub, Technopark.

As a traveller what all can you see around:

Napier Museum & Zoo
Kanakakunnu Palace
Kowdiar Palace
Government Secretariat
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Methan mani


Kovalam Beach
Poovar Resort
Veli Lagoon
Sanghumugham Beach
Ponmudi hills

This list is not complete. As I recollect more places, I'll add. So, pls keep visiting this page.

Thank you
JCB

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