Eraniel

Eraniel is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari area in the territory of Tamil Nadu, India. It is of significant business and political significance ever of India, as it was the regular capital of the well-off Venad and later Travancore kingdoms until the seventeenth century, when Padmanabhapuram and Thiruvananthapuram rose to unmistakable quality. Right now it is known for its archeological significance for the vestiges of the bedraggled Eraniel Palace.

Eraniel is a little settlement which sprawls over a region of around 3 km². It is limited in the north by Thalakkulam and in the east by Villukuri. Eraniel is around 72 km from Thiruvananthapuram and 7 km from Colachel Port. Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India, is almost 32 km from the town. Adjacent traveler goals incorporate Padmanabhapuram Palace was the capital of Travancore. In 1745, the capital was moved from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

Eraniel has a little royal residence situated close Eraniel Gramam. The royal residence compound which spreads over somewhat more than three-and-one-half sections of a land just currently comprises of three identifiable parts – the Padippura or the magnificent passage path now in complete vestiges, the primary royal residence likewise called Kuthiramalika and the vasanthamandapam spring structure.