Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, popularly known as Sree Chithira Thirunal, was the last ruling Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Travancore, in southern India until 1
Sree Chithira Thirunal in his courtly attire
A commemorative postage stamp on CHITHIRA TIRUNAL BALA RAMA VARMA issued by Department of Posts, Government of India on 7 November 1991.
Amma Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bayi – Mother of Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal
Maharaja Sree Chithira Thirunal after his investiture ceremony in 1931
Travancore royal family
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The Travancore royal family was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Travancore. They signed a treaty with the British in 1788, thereby adopting British dominance. Later, in 1805, they revised the treat
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
…Bayi, was distantly related, by birth, to the royal house of Travancore in the direct female line. In 1900, following the absence of heirs in the Travancore royal family, she had been adopted by her maternal great-aunt. According to the matrilineal traditions of the Travancore royal family, Sree Chithira Thirunal, at…
Travancore Emblem
The Maharani of Travancore - Painting by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906)
Padmanabhaswamy Temple dedicated to the patron deity of the family
Maharani Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi was adopted from the related Kolathiri royal family