The capital town of Kerala in South India has a history of supporting fine art and culture. Trivandrum is now known as Thiruvananthapuram. The town of Trivandrum bustles with activity during Navaratri, when music festivals are held in the Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Unique in its style, the temple combines the Chola and Chera styles and is large enough to conduct processions within the temple. There is a separate place for dancers, where even the pillars are tuned and reverberate to different notes.

One of the main attractions of the city in south India is the Museum, which is an important and unique building with several artifacts and rare musical instruments used in yesteryears. Within the museum complex is the Chitra Art gallery, which houses Raja Ravi Varma's most famous paintings. It is one of those cities of south India that brings to light the unique history of Travancore state, where education was given prominence. Another full-length painting captures the mood of temple entry act of 1932 when untouchables were allowed into the Padmanabha temple. This city of South India brings out their disbelief and reverence to the lord.

Like the state of Kerala the main festival of Trivandrum is the great Elephant March, which is a procession of 101 exquisitely decked elephants that march down the streets of Thrissur.Display of culture and culinary are also the distinctive features of this event. Nishigandhi dance festival is an annual celebration among the connoisseurs of Indian classical dance forms.

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